yard sale

yard sale
n.
a sale of used or unwanted possessions, as household articles, often held in the yard of a house

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  • yard sale — yard sales N COUNT A yard sale is a sale where people sell things they no longer want from a table outside their house. [AM] ...clothes he d picked up at yard sales …   English dictionary

  • yard sale — n AmE a sale of used clothes and things from someone s house which takes place in their ↑yard →↑garage sale …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yard sale — yard ,sale noun count AMERICAN a sale where someone sells things in their yard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yard sale — ☆ yard sale n. a sale of used or unwanted possessions, as household articles, often held in the yard of a house …   English World dictionary

  • yard sale — yard′ sale n. cvb garage sale • Etymology: 1970–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • yard sale — noun an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller s premises • Syn: ↑garage sale • Hypernyms: ↑sale, ↑cut rate sale, ↑sales event * * * noun : garage sale …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yard Sale — Dresdner Flohmarkt an den Elbwiesen Vohwinkeler Flohmarkt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • yard sale — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms yard sale : singular yard sale plural yard sales American a sale where someone sells things in their garden …   English dictionary

  • yard-sale — verb To sell, or buy, things at a yard sale …   Wiktionary

  • yard sale — noun (C) AmE a sale of used things from someone s house that takes place in their yard (3) compare garage sale …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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