Phrase guide

garage sale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage of someone's home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yard sale

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sale, cut-rate sale, sales event

History

Etymology

From garage + sale.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 車庫大甩賣 /车库大甩卖 (chēkù dàshuǎimài) — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • Dutch: vrijmarkt — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • Finnish: kotikirppis — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • French: vente de garage — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • French: vide-grenier — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • French: brocante — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • German: Garagenverkauf — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • Hungarian: garázsvásár — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • Polish: wyprzedaż garażowa — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage
  • Spanish: venta de garaje — a sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage