resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl  (ˌ)rē-ˈsāl 

1

: the act of selling again usually to a new party

2

a

: a secondhand sale

b

: an additional sale to the same buyer

Examples of resale in a Sentence

They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets.

He buys baseball collectibles and then holds them for resale.

The resale price of the car is $8,000.

Recent Examples on the Web

The messages included Madlock discussing resale prices for the drug mixture commonly known as lean, and the purchase and resale of large amounts of marijuana and cocaine. —Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025

After the draw revealed a strong possibility of Argentina and/or England coming to AT&T Stadium, prices shot up by several hundred dollars on resale sites. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025

Cotton garments remain among the most durable and repairable pieces on the resale market, SMART said. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025

This account serves as the gateway to ticket applications, purchase windows, and eventual entry into the official resale platform. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resale

• airmail
• assail
• avail
• bewail
• blackmail
• cattail
• cocktail
• curtail
• derail
• detail
• dovetail
• email

Kids Definition

resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl 

(ˈ)rē-ˈsā(ə)l

: the act or an instance of selling again

Legal Definition

resale

noun

re·​sale ˈrē-ˌsāl, ˌrē-ˈsāl 

: the act or an instance of selling again

specifically : the selling of goods again by the same seller by right and after a breach by the original buyer

a purchaser that buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer

—Uniform Commercial Code

resalable

ˌrē-ˈsā-lə-bəl 

adjective