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View synonyms for rummage sale

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
“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 rummage sale1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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