secondary market
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Tickets were going for more than $100 on the secondary market.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
They do so by buying stakes in private-equity funds at big discounts on the secondary market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The cheapest tickets for the final in New Jersey this year went on sale at $6,730 but jumped to $8,000 on the secondary market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Tesla has long collected emissions credits from its EVs and then sold them on the secondary market, creating a high-margin business stream.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
In 1992, the government, through an unorthodox approach, reduced external debt with both commercial and official creditors by purchasing a sizable amount of the delinquent commercial debt in the secondary market at a substantial discount.
From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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