Synonyms of fire sale

fire sale 1 of 2

noun

as in clearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clearance
• purchase
• garage sale
• closeout
• fair
• rummage sale
• steal
• jumble sale
• buy
• yard sale
• tag sale
• bargain
• negotiation
• sale
• auction
• transaction
• silent auction
• horse-trading
• haggle
• trade
• deal

fire-sale

2 of 2

adjective

as in discounted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discounted
• discount
• reduced
• lowered
• wholesale
• moderate
• low-end
• inexpensive
• cut-price
• cheap
• cheapish
• affordable
• budget
• reasonable
• bargain-basement
• cheapie
• chintzy
• worthless
• valueless
• cut-rate
• popular
• dirt cheap
• dime-store
• cheapo
• low
• ultracheap
• supercheap
• el cheapo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expensive
• costly
• valuable
• high
• premium
• pricey
• precious
• dear
• deluxe
• inflated
• exorbitant
• steep
• spendy
• high-ticket
• pricy
• increased
• prohibitive
• unreasonable
• extravagant
• overpriced
• stiff
• priceless
• invaluable
• luxurious
• superexpensive
• prohibitory
• ultraexpensive

Examples of fire sale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At this point there are better odds South Florida’s major league baseball team holds a fire sale before the trade deadline than get hot, putting together a string of games that flips the win-loss ledger. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024

People around here wanted to know if the Mets were going to hold another fire sale at the ’24 deadline, one that might even include Pete Alonso, even though Alonso is well on his way to being the greatest home run hitter in the history of the franchise. —Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024

Adjective

But the Great Financial Crisis sent the finance arm reeling, and in 2015, Immelt sold its assets at fire-sale prices to such buyers as Wells Fargo and Blackstone. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024

As a result of the unintended consequences of U.S. and European actions in financial markets, there is now the possibility that, even with this latest bailout, China could buy such sensitive assets from Europe, at fire-sale prices. —Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2011