resell

verb

re·​sell (ˌ)rē-ˈsel How to pronounce resell (audio)
resold (ˌ)rē-ˈsōld How to pronounce resell (audio) ; reselling

transitive verb

: 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

Examples of resell in a Sentence

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Oasis fans are the latest to deal with the issue of ticket scalpers, who purchase tickets at face value and resell them for profit. John Towfighi, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 The company works directly with more than 90 local community organizations to donate to vulnerable communities or situations or resell to help finance community projects — in the U.S. market, Zara is working with the Salvation Army. Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024 The ticket broker lost 20% of its value in September as analysts worried about a lack of supply to feed Vivid’s core business of reselling tickets to concerts and sports events. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024 There are also single-use items, such as a package of plastic straws, that might be difficult to resell or medicines that could be unsafe to market again. Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resell 

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of resell was in 1572

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“Resell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resell. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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