fire-sale
1 of 2adjective
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsāl 
: heavily discounted
fire-sale prices
fire sale
2 of 2noun
: a sale of merchandise damaged in a fire
also : a sale at very low prices
Example Sentences
Noun The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 The fire sale continues for the Oakland Athletics, who traded All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman to the Toronto Blue Jays. USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022 Only a year later that fortune had shrunk to around $7.4 billion, and Perelman began a veritable fire sale of financial and personal assets. William Cohan, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 The price of Bitcoin dropped about 2% on the news of Tesla’s fire sale. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Miller rebounded in 2014 and was traded to Baltimore as part of the fire sale in July. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2022 Trading some veterans might be unavoidable or even prudent, but some of the Hawks aren’t receptive to the idea of a wholesale fire sale. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022 The Athletics, who have reached the postseason in three of the past four seasons, had a fire sale over the winter, diminishing their chances of returning to playoffs. USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022 And some business leaders have spoken out, including a banking tycoon who said the Kremlin had forced him into a fire sale of his assets because of his opposition to the war. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 23 May 2022 See More
Noun
With the Jazz appearing to be in full fire sale mode, rumors and speculation has swirled around forward Bojan Bogdanovic and his potential fit with Phoenix for quite some time. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 The fire sale continues for the Oakland Athletics, who traded All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman to the Toronto Blue Jays. USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022 Only a year later that fortune had shrunk to around $7.4 billion, and Perelman began a veritable fire sale of financial and personal assets. William Cohan, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 The price of Bitcoin dropped about 2% on the news of Tesla’s fire sale. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Miller rebounded in 2014 and was traded to Baltimore as part of the fire sale in July. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2022 Trading some veterans might be unavoidable or even prudent, but some of the Hawks aren’t receptive to the idea of a wholesale fire sale. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022 The Athletics, who have reached the postseason in three of the past four seasons, had a fire sale over the winter, diminishing their chances of returning to playoffs. USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022 And some business leaders have spoken out, including a banking tycoon who said the Kremlin had forced him into a fire sale of his assets because of his opposition to the war. Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 23 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1953, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1830, in the meaning defined above
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