Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resale

/ˈriˌseɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: re-sale
IPA: /ˈriˌseɪl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sale of something previously bought.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sale by the original seller to another purchaser of goods due to non-payment by original purchaser, often with the original purchaser liable for any shortfall between the original sale price and the price realized by the original seller.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They bought the contents of the locker for resale."
"The resale value was high as the items were quite rare."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sale English resale From re- + sale.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈriˌseɪl/
British English: /ˈriːseɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

resales (plural)

Derived Forms

nonresale resaler

Rhymes With

presale

Questions

How do you pronounce resale?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈriˌseɪl/.
What does resale mean?: Sale of something previously bought.
Where does resale come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sale English resale From re- + sale.

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