Meanings
nounforced sale (countable and uncountable, plural forced sales)
plural forced sales
- countableuncountablebusinessAn involuntary transaction in which the sale is based upon legal and not economic factors, such as a decree or execution, other than the mere inability to maintain the property.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
Similar
sheriff's saleexecution salejudicial sale
Broader
salesales agreement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
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“forced sale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forced%20sale. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forced sale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forced%20sale.
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