fire-sale

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adjective

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsāl

Synonyms of fire-sale next

: heavily discounted

fire-sale prices

fire sale

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noun

: a sale of merchandise damaged in a fire

also : a sale at very low prices

Examples of fire-sale in a Sentence

Noun The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.

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Adjective

Large investors are throwing in the towel and selling prime properties at fire-sale prices, because the majority are over-leveraged while vacancies continue to rise, leading to lower cash flow. —

Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 The building had been on the market since November with an asking price of $925,000, a fire-sale price for a building likely to cost millions to bring to code. —

Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024

Noun

Much more bruising than that was the summer fire sales that saw a competitive and entertaining team torn apart and rebuilt — partly out of necessity but also because of the realities of staying in the Championship. —

Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Despite some worries, the fire sale event all but confirms that the next Escape From Tarkov wipe will launch this week. —

Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire-sale