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

While official tickets sold out almost immediately, the resale market is your best bet for securing seats. —Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 17 Aug. 2025

New data shows that your Samsung Galaxy Phone is holding on to more of its resale value than ever before. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

The global resale market hit $205 billion in 2024—a 17.6 percent annual gain and fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, per GlobalData data. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025

Some co-op members seem to think having a hard-to-pass board will give them a reputation for exclusivity rather than erode their resale value. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 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