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fire sale

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fire sale
n.
A sale of merchandise damaged by fire.

fire sale
n
1. (Business / Commerce) a sale of goods at reduced prices after a fire at a shop or factory
2. (Business / Commerce) any instance of offering goods or assets at greatly reduced prices to ensure a quick sale
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Noun1.fire salefire sale - a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy
cut-rate sale, sales event, sale - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
2.fire sale - a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
cut-rate sale, sales event, sale - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"


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There's no fire sale, at least not in the San Fernando Valley.
The Savings and Loan crisis was born, accompanied by rampant foreclosures and a subsequent fire sale of real estate assets.
Many people might think that fund-raising was the job of the Board of Trustees, which once succeeded in selling the site of the Martha Graham School at what seemed to be a fire sale price.
 
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