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
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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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
All three shows for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert (Nov. 1-3) are sold out in Indianapolis, and resale ticket prices continue to rise by the day.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
As a result, luxury resale destinations have seen a significant uptick in interest for pre-loved originals.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
However, online fashion rental and resale has proven a challenging new sector and shares of Rent the Runway, ThredUp and The RealReal are worth only around 10% of their IPO values, with all three companies yet to become profitable.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
All three shows for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour concert (Nov. 1-3) are sold out in Indianapolis, and resale ticket prices continue to rise by the day.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
As a result, luxury resale destinations have seen a significant uptick in interest for pre-loved originals.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
However, online fashion rental and resale has proven a challenging new sector and shares of Rent the Runway, ThredUp and The RealReal are worth only around 10% of their IPO values, with all three companies yet to become profitable.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 29 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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