rummage sale

noun
a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.

Origin:
1855–60

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rummage sale
 
n
1.  Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): jumble sale a sale of miscellaneous articles, usually cheap and predominantly secondhand, in aid of charity
2.  (US) a sale of unclaimed property or unsold stock

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Example sentences
Realty signs, for sale signs, rummage sale signs as well as political signs are
  prohibited.
On one lawn up the street, a rummage sale is in progress.
The city handled event promotion and provided vendors with tips on having a
  successful rummage sale.
The city has found a number of rummage sale and real estate signs also in
  violation of the right-of-way restrictions.
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