resell

verb

re·​sell (ˌ)rē-ˈsel 

resold (ˌ)rē-ˈsōld  ; reselling

transitive verb

: to sell (something) again

He bought the house with plans to fix it up and resell it.

reseller

(ˌ)rē-ˈse-lər 

noun

plural resellers

book/computer/ticket resellers

a value-added reseller

now available for purchase through authorized resellers

Examples of resell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The college student, who resells via his JTB Collectables business on eBay, buys Legos online in bulk and resells them to collectors. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

It was later amended to apply to 3,000 capacity or smaller venues, which exempted larger arenas and stadiums where many fans have felt the weight of rising ticket costs and where much of the secondary reselling market draws activity. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Goldman buys shares from the original issuer (Intel or Alphabet) at a discount and resells them to institutional clients (hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds) at the public offering price. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Mesa Police Department A couple from Mesa, Arizona, was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of library books and reselling some of them to a local bookstore, according to police. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel