rummage sale

noun

: a usually informal sale of miscellaneous goods

especially : a sale of donated articles conducted by a nonprofit organization (such as a church or charity) to help support its programs

Examples of rummage sale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Orland Park church hosts rummage sale A rummage sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 and 8 a.m. to noon May 10 at Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Drive, Orland Park. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025

Women in the church’s circle began hosting rummage sales nearly 50 years ago in the building now housing Chapel on the Green. —Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Find bargains: The Ed Brown Center for Active Adults will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the center, 18402 W. Bernardo Drive in Rancho Bernardo Community Park. —Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

The 49ers will continue to add players who won’t excite the fan base, but NFL free agency is a rummage sale. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rummage sale

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale

Kids Definition

rummage sale

noun

: a sale of miscellaneous articles especially to raise money (as for a church or charity)