fire sale

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

fire sale

noun

Definition of FIRE SALE

: a sale of merchandise damaged in a fire; also : a sale at very low prices

Examples of FIRE SALE

  1. The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.

First Known Use of FIRE SALE

1891

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