resell

verb

re·​sell (ˌ)rē-ˈsel How to pronounce resell (audio)
resold (ˌ)rē-ˈsōld How to pronounce resell (audio) ; reselling

transitive verb

: to sell (something) again
He bought the house with plans to fix it up and resell it.
reseller noun
plural resellers
book/computer/ticket resellers
a value-added reseller
now available for purchase through authorized resellers

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Police also found evidence that the thieves planned to resell and ship the merchandise across the country, a growing trend amidst the Labubu mania. India Brown, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025 And that resell value has renewed heated interest into a brand that for a while, was meeting a tad of (anecdotal) stagnation in the market. Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The top score of 726 out of 1,000 among the services covered in the firm’s research goes to Consumer Cellular, which resells AT&T’s service in cheaper plans. PC Magazine, 31 July 2025 Other social platforms, including TikTok, are full of content creators who have dedicated their lives to the purchasing, opening, and reselling of cards. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for resell

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resell was in 1572

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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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