rummage sale

noun

An informal sale of donated items, usually to fund the programs of a church or charity.

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jumble sale
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Meanings

nounrummage sale (plural rummage sales)

plural rummage sales

  1. An informal sale of donated items, usually to fund the programs of a church or charity.
  2. Upper Midwestern USA garage sale or tag sale.
  3. archaicA sale of unclaimed goods.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sale of donated articles

Similar
jumble sale
Broader
salecut-rate salesales event
Also see
jumble saleyard sale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian благотворителен базар, благотворителна разпродажба
  • благотворителен базар (blagotvoritelen bazar)informal sale
  • благотворителна разпродажба (blagotvoritelna razprodažba)informal sale
Finnish myyjäiset
  • myyjäisetinformal sale
French kermesse
  • kermesseinformal sale
German Trödel, Trödelmarkt
  • Trödelinformal sale
  • Trödelmarktinformal sale
  • Flohmarktinformal sale
Italian mercatino, mercato delle pulci
  • mercatinoinformal sale
  • mercato delle pulciinformal sale
Polish wyprzedaż rzeczy używanych
  • wyprzedaż rzeczy używanychinformal sale
Russian благотвори́тельная распрода́жа
  • благотвори́тельная распрода́жа (blagotvorítelʹnaja rasprodáža)informal sale
Spanish mecadillo, rastro
  • mecadilloinformal sale
  • rastroinformal sale
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“rummage sale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rummage%20sale. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rummage sale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rummage%20sale.

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