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
Watchmakers, who have recognized the potential for additional revenue and brand protection, are paying close attention to prices and getting increasingly involved, either through their own resale offers or through CPO programs with retailers.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond authenticity, blockchain also enables artists to receive royalties on resales, a benefit historically absent from the traditional art market.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In the United States, resale clothing sales increased at five times the rate of the broader retail market in 2022.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
Tickets sold out immediately, but some resale options are fluctuating wildly, starting around $1,600 as of Monday.
Round-trip flights will set you back nearly $500 for a budget option, but over $800 is more likely (even as Southwest adds flights for fans).
—Andrew King, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond authenticity, blockchain also enables artists to receive royalties on resales, a benefit historically absent from the traditional art market.
—Jack McCullough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In the United States, resale clothing sales increased at five times the rate of the broader retail market in 2022.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
Tickets sold out immediately, but some resale options are fluctuating wildly, starting around $1,600 as of Monday.
Round-trip flights will set you back nearly $500 for a budget option, but over $800 is more likely (even as Southwest adds flights for fans).
—Andrew King, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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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
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