rummage sale

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ˈrum•mage ˌsale, n. [countable]

1. a sale of old things, esp. to raise money for charity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rum′mage sale′, 

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.

• 1855–60

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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