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

Caesars Superdome will host around 76,000 fans and as of Friday tickets were available from £2,148 ($2,663; €2,581) on the resale site StubHub. —Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025

How much do Super Bowl LIX tickets cost on resale sites? —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025

As of February 2025, there are limited tickets available through Ticketmaster—so your best bet is to check trusted resale sites like StubHub, Vivid Seats, and SeatGeek. —Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Feb. 2025

New Creation will continue to operate the resale shop on Calumet Avenue. —Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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