resale

[ree-seyl, ree-seyl] Origin

re·sale

[ree-seyl, ree-seyl]
noun
1.
the act of selling a second time.
2.
the act of selling something secondhand.
adjective
3.
used; secondhand: a rack of resale clothing.

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Resale is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1615–25; re- + sale
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resale (ˈriːˌseɪl, riːˈseɪl)
 
n
the selling again of something purchased
 
re'salable
 
adj
 
re'saleable
 
adj

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resale
1625, from re- "back, again" + sale (q.v.).
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