garage-sale

ga·rage-sale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guh-rahzh, -rahj or, esp. British, gar-ij, -ahzh seyl]
- /gəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ or, esp. British, ˈgær ɪdʒ, -ɑʒ seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guh-rahzh, -rahj or, esp. British, gar-ij, -ahzh seyl]
- /gəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ or, esp. British, ˈgær ɪdʒ, -ɑʒ seɪl/

Definition of garage-sale word

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

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Origin of garage-sale

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Garage-sale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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garage-sale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for garage-sale

noun garage-sale

bazaar — In areas such as the Middle East and India, a bazaar is a place where there are many small shops and stalls.
flea market — a market, often outdoors, consisting of a number of individual stalls selling old or used articles, curios and antiques, cut-rate merchandise, etc.
rummage sale — 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.
yard sale — garage sale.
tag sale — garage sale.

All 5 Synonyms of garage-sale