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.
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With just a few days remaining until the first evening of the three-night stop, resale ticket prices are steep and continue to increase by the day.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
Enhancing resale value is a key priority for New York area architect Dana Koenitzer’s clients.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The company predicted that by 2025, the resale market will take up a third of the total market share.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The big picture: At $110, Jazz tickets are Vivid's second-cheapest in the NBA — but only four other teams saw ticket resale value rise faster: the San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
Enhancing resale value is a key priority for New York area architect Dana Koenitzer’s clients.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The company predicted that by 2025, the resale market will take up a third of the total market share.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The big picture: At $110, Jazz tickets are Vivid's second-cheapest in the NBA — but only four other teams saw ticket resale value rise faster: the San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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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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