: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Facing default or a fire sale, owner Prophet Walker reached for a lifeline.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
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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
The turbulence, from fire sales to shutdowns to layoffs, also coincide with an advertising market that continues to struggle.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2024
Facing default or a fire sale, owner Prophet Walker reached for a lifeline.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
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“Fire-sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-sale. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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