rummage sale

noun

1. a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.

rummage sale

noun

1. a sale of miscellaneous articles, usually cheap and predominantly secondhand, in aid of charity Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)jumble sale
2. a sale of unclaimed property or unsold stock

Word History and Origins

Origin of rummage sale¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

She arose to go, then sat down again and said, "I hope you will be able to attend our Rummage Sale."

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Nobody buys books at a rummage sale except the people who would buy them anyway.

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A rummage sale of toys added quite a large sum to the general fund.

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The kid started digging down in his pocket and pretty soon that table looked like a church rummage sale.

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"I should call it a rummage sale, and things are rather rubbishy," said Irma.

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