resell

IPA/ˌriːˈsel/
KK[risˈɛl]IPA/ˌriːˈsel/

resell — verb

  • resellpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • resellshe / she / it
  • resoldpast simple
  • reselling-ing form

1. to buy something and then sell it to another person, often at a higher price tha

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to buy something and then sell it to another person, often at a higher price than you paid

例句

Daniel bought three concert tickets and resold them online for double the price.

resell + for + price (profit outcome)

The store buys used smartphones, repairs them, and resells them to new customers.

resell + to + recipient (business model pattern)

同義詞
  • sell on

    less formal, common in British English ('She sold on the tickets')

  • flip

    informal, used for quick profit-driven resale, especially property or goods ('He flips houses for a living')

  • retail

    formal; selling goods to the public, not necessarily items you previously owned

反義詞
  • buy

    the opposite action — purchasing instead of selling

  • keep

    to hold onto an item rather than selling it

文法句型

resell + something + (to someone / for an amount)

用法筆記

The person doing the reselling must have bought the item first themselves. Common in contexts like tickets, electronics, collectibles, and real estate. Often implies the seller hopes to make a profit, though this is not always stated.

常見錯誤

❌I resold my car.' (without context)
✅I resold the car I had bought from my neighbour.
💡'resell' only makes sense when it is clear you previously purchased the item yourself.
❌The shop resells milk and bread.
✅The shop sells milk and bread.
💡'resell' is not a general synonym for 'sell'; it means selling something that was bought from someone else earlier.