Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

estate sale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: es-tate sale
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sale of a person's possessions after their death, normally formalized by the executor of the estate.

Example Sentences

"She told him she’d gotten the guitar from an estate sale she’d seen on her route. When he asked what that was, she said it was when some old rich parent died at home and that parent’s children wanted to sell all their stuff."

Inflected Forms

estate sales (plural)

Questions

What does estate sale mean?: The sale of a person's possessions after their death, normally formalized by the executor of the estate.

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