tag salen.
/ˈtaɡ ˌseɪl/, U.S. /ˈtæɡ ˌseɪl/ North American.
1. A sales promotion by a retailer during which items bearing a particular tag are sold at a reduced price. Chiefly with modifying adjective specifying the colour of the tag; esp. in red tag sale.
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1891 Atlanta Constit. 22 Feb. 10 (advt.) Their great red tag sale will be continued this week. A larger number of articles will be shown with the red tag dangling from them.
1929 Marion (Ohio) Star 24 July 11 (advt.) Blue tag sale starting Thursday morning, July 25th... Look for the blue tags.
1977 Los Angeles Times 23 Mar. vii. 1 (advt.) First Annual ‘Red Tag Sale’ 3 Days Only!.. ‘Red Tag’ Oldsmobiles.
2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 10 Jan. 1 e Designer Marketplace tag sale..: Furniture up to 90 percent off.
2005 N. Cavuto Your Money or your Life v. 68 Take a little time to reflect on what Memorial Day is all about. Not red tag sales.
2. A sale of second-hand items which are marked with prices; a garage sale, lawn sale, estate sale, or charity bazaar.
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society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > other types of sale
rummage sale1756
handsale1766
trade sale1774
sheriff's sale1798
private treaty1858
asset sale1921
pre-sale1938
garage sale1966
tag sale1966
yard sale1976
car boot1995
1966 Lima (Ohio) News 21 Aug. d2/2 Second-hand stores, house ‘tag’ sales, junk shops and demolition emporiums.
1990 Animals' Agenda Mar. 22/1 Activist groups can raise quick cash with tag sales.
1991 Martha Stewart Living July 22/1 It's summertime again, and our weekends are devoted to flea markets and tag sales.
2005 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Dec. h8 Whether you decide to organize a tag sale, sell items via an online auction,..or donate these extras to charity, here's to a clutter-free new year.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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