resell
verb (resell, resells, resold, reselling)
Everyday
To resell something is to sell it again after buying it, often for a higher price. tree →
In the lessons
In maths money problems, buying and reselling gives profit or loss; in everyday life people resell clothes or tickets. Phrases: resell for a profit.
Examples
- He bought the bike for £50 and resold it for £70. tree →
- Some people resell concert tickets. tree →
- You can resell old toys online. tree →
- The shop resells second-hand books. tree →
- Reselling tickets for too much money is sometimes illegal. tree →
- She resold the dress she never wore. tree →
Note
Irregular past: resold (not «reselled»). In maths: profit = resale price minus buying price.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «resell» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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