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garage sale

noun

  1. a sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.


garage sale

noun

  1. a sale of personal belongings or household effects held at a person's home, usually in the garage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of garage sale1

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
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I have gone to garage sales and flea markets, and I just put my little stand there and make everything really nice.

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Having a garage sale isn’t going to stave off economic doom.

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From the sidewalk it looked like any garage sale notice.

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She drives around in a golf cart to neighborhood garage sales.

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There are so many Eagle Rock shirts, shorts, chairs and yearbooks that the family could hold a garage sale of Eagle Rock memorabilia.

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