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

The sneaker sold at $180 in the primary channel and then jump to $280 at resale. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

In solving Birkin’s everyday problem, Dumas also created one of fashion’s most elusive status symbols, with a resale value capable of shaming many a Ferrari. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

The production infrastructure is now built to catch up, and paying resale prices during a brief shortage is almost always a bad trade. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Yet the resale market has run largely on Instagram and independent brokers. — semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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