fire-sale

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adjective

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌsāl

Synonyms of fire-sale next

: heavily discounted

fire-sale prices

fire sale

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noun

: 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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Adjective

The building had been on the market since November with an asking price of $925,000, a fire-sale price for a building likely to cost millions to bring to code. —

Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024 The box office is down 26% from 2023, and media conglomerates like Paramount Global are being offered up for fire-sale prices. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 June 2024

Noun

While never easy to secure, venture funding is more scarce, valuations are down, exit options are dwindling, and shutdowns, fire sales, and hard pivots are happening everywhere. —

Catalina Daniels james Sherman, Harvard Business Review, 30 Jan. 2024 The team’s dismal 1-6 start has already led to speculation on whether the team would consider trading some of its more expensive players in preparation for an extensive fire sale, and perhaps collecting draft picks for next year’s NFL Draft. —

Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire-sale