: heavily discounted
fire-sale prices
: a sale of merchandise damaged in a fire
also
: a sale at very low prices
Examples of fire-sale in a Sentence
Noun
The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.
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Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In many cases, Russian businesses have been temporarily boosted by the opportunity to acquire the assets of departing Western firms at fire-sale prices.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
But the idea that there will be some massive fire sale ahead of March 7 also would be an exaggeration, if for no other reason than the fact the team doesn’t have that many notable pending UFAs.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Milan is already known as a global capital of fashion, but fire-sale shopping is gaining traction.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
In many cases, Russian businesses have been temporarily boosted by the opportunity to acquire the assets of departing Western firms at fire-sale prices.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
So right now, no fire sales, no deals to be had yet.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
But the idea that there will be some massive fire sale ahead of March 7 also would be an exaggeration, if for no other reason than the fact the team doesn’t have that many notable pending UFAs.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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