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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.

Origin:
1615–25; re- + sale
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re·sale   (rē'sāl', rē-sāl')   
n.  The act of selling again.
re·sal'a·ble adj.
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resale 
1625, from re- "back, again" + sale (q.v.).
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Main Entry: re·sale
Pronunciation: 'rE-"sAl, "rE-'sAl
Function: noun
: 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 resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer —Uniform Commercial Code> —re·sal·able /"rE-'sA-l&-b&l/ adjective
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