garage sale

noun

: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises

Synonyms of garage sale

• yard sale
• tag sale

Examples of garage sale in a Sentence

prior to the move they held a garage sale to clear out all of their unwanted stuff

Recent Examples on the Web

Avoiding Negotiations While there are many aspects of a garage sale that might come as a surprise, the fact that people will negotiate shouldn’t be one of them. —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026

When that failed, a trade deadline garage sale was in Donovan’s future, leading to the end-of-season crash that finally saw Karnišovas get axed. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

The sidewalk wasn’t some cozy suburban garage sale, though. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026

Adding the right fertilizer to your soil can make a major difference in growth and root strength—and garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, and plant nurseries are great places to buy unwanted bags for less. —Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for garage sale

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale

Kids Definition

garage sale

noun

: a sale of used household or personal items (as furniture or clothing) held at the seller's home