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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Experts long suspected that Cuba was reselling some of the oil from Venezuela for hard currency.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
In comparison, buying and reselling Nintendo consoles seems like a far less risky bet.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Instead of rushing for their next full-time position, many workers are responding to companies' restructuring, automation, and cost-cutting efforts by turning their expertise into a product and reselling it to the same market that forced them out.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
After her 2021 commutation, Camberos and her brother were convicted of defrauding manufacturers to resell food at markup, generating millions to fund a lavish lifestyle.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
In comparison, buying and reselling Nintendo consoles seems like a far less risky bet.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Instead of rushing for their next full-time position, many workers are responding to companies' restructuring, automation, and cost-cutting efforts by turning their expertise into a product and reselling it to the same market that forced them out.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
After her 2021 commutation, Camberos and her brother were convicted of defrauding manufacturers to resell food at markup, generating millions to fund a lavish lifestyle.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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