tag sale

noun

Examples of tag sale in a Sentence

on weekends the bargain-minded couple likes to drive around looking for tag sales
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The work was also funded from the proceeds of the historical society’s 2023 upscale tag sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe furnishings and watercolor paintings. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025 Highlights are contests for baked goods, vegetables and flowers, a used book sale, a community tag sale. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025 Our only misgiving is that the whole affair isn’t staged as a tag sale in a suburban driveway rather than as a fancy do in the Peninsula Beverly Hills ballroom. Air Mail, 14 June 2025 Give into the Valentine’s Day spirit as shops, restaurants, and accommodations all partake in the festivities, offering romance packages, special dining experiences, and red tag sales. Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tag sale

Word History

Etymology

from the price tag on each item

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tag sale was in 1929

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“Tag sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20sale. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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