resell
verb
re·sell
(ˌ)rē-ˈsel 
resold
(ˌ)rē-ˈsōld
; reselling
; reselling
: 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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Fans will be able to buy and resell their tickets at the original price paid.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Lately, lawmakers and regulators have expressed particular alarm about health facilities owned by private-equity companies — like Ridgemont Equity Partners — which typically take control of a business for a relatively short time, restructure it, and resell it at a profit.
—Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The city could use proceeds from reselling the naming rights to help finance a new $536 million, 700-room Marriott hotel that would serve as the convention center's headquarters hotel.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Charlotte fully funded the Acquisition, Rehab and Resell Program, which provides single-family homes to partner organizations like Habitat for Humanity to rehab and resell as affordable housing.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Lately, lawmakers and regulators have expressed particular alarm about health facilities owned by private-equity companies — like Ridgemont Equity Partners — which typically take control of a business for a relatively short time, restructure it, and resell it at a profit.
—Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The city could use proceeds from reselling the naming rights to help finance a new $536 million, 700-room Marriott hotel that would serve as the convention center's headquarters hotel.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Charlotte fully funded the Acquisition, Rehab and Resell Program, which provides single-family homes to partner organizations like Habitat for Humanity to rehab and resell as affordable housing.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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