lost volume seller

noun

lost vol·​ume seller
: a seller who sells to a buyer after a previous buyer has breached a contract for sale but who would have been able to make a sale to the second buyer even if the first buyer had not breached

called also lost volume dealer

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“Lost volume seller.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/lost%20volume%20seller. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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