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Resale vs Sale - What's the difference?

resale | sale |

As nouns the difference between resale and sale

is that resale is the action of selling something previously bought, usually at a higher price for profit while sale is a hall.

As an adjective resale

is of or pertaining to selling on.

As a proper noun Sale is

a town in Greater Manchester, England.

resale

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of selling something previously bought, usually at a higher price for profit.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to selling on.
    • The resale value was high as the items were quite rare.

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    sale

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sale, sal, from (etyl) . Related also to (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hall.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (s)
  • An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
  • The sale of goods at reduced prices.
  • The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
    • Derived terms
    * for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch
    Troponyms
    * (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

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