yard sale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yahrd seyl]
- /yɑrd seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yahrd seyl]
- /yɑrd seɪl/

Definitions of yard sale words

noun yard sale garage sale. 1
countable noun yard sale A yard sale is a sale where people sell things they no longer want from a table outside their house. 0
noun yard sale a sale where people put things they no longer want on a table in front of their house, and sell them 0
noun yard sale a sale of used or unwanted possessions, as household articles, often held in the yard of a house 0

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Origin of yard sale

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Yard sale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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yard sale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

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Synonyms for yard sale

noun yard sale

farmers' market — a market or group of stalls and booths where farmers and sometimes other vendors sell their products directly to consumers.
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.
garage sale — a sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.
garage-sale — a sale of used or unwanted household goods, personal items, bric-a-brac, etc., typically held in one's garage or yard.
wipeout — Informal. destruction, annihilation, or murder.

All 5 Synonyms of yard sale