1A sale of goods remaining after the destruction of commercial premises by fire.
（商业建筑烧毁后的）火灾残留物品大拍卖
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Today I attended an insurance ‘fire sale’ in Auckland and purchased some great bargains and quality goods, albeit a little smoke damaged.
Thanks to a fire sale at his local public library in Weston, Massachusetts, he picked up several books by J. Edgar Hoover and Whittaker Chambers on the communist threat.
Mr Cort said: ‘There's always a bargain to be had at a fire sale and this will be no different.’
A fire sale of damaged stock is due to be held on the building's ground floor later this week.
There are reports the damaged goods were originally intended for a local fire sale.
1.1A sale of goods or assets at a very low price, typically when the seller is facing bankruptcy.
（常指销售商面临破产时物品或资产的）甩卖，大拍卖
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He was quick to say that the company would not engage in a fire sale of the assets.
Why was no effort made to seek community comment on Council's intention to flog off assets at fire sale prices?
Any move to put the hotel group into administration would be drastic as it would mean a fire sale of prime assets at a time when they could not be guaranteed to reach high prices.
When the money raised from the fire sale is gone, many of the remaining debts are canceled.
In the weeks before the company went into liquidation, major general insurance firms profited from its demise by picking up pieces of its business at fire sale prices.
We know that the company is not going out of business and that legitimate retailers do not have to sell its products at fire sale prices.
How could a company go from the seventh largest in America to a loose confederation of parcels at the bankruptcy fire sale in a matter of months?
The ship was only one of a number of assets that were sold off at fire sale prices to pay off his creditors.
A fire sale of the assets would be less than the value of our market cap and debt, so there's no point.
In all, the fire sale raised more than $300 million.
You say they can benefit from a fire sale of international communications assets?
Instead of bailing out the company, the investors wait for it to fail and then buy the assets at a fire sale.
Definition of fire sale in US English:
fire sale
nounˈfī(ə)r ˌsālˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌseɪl
1A sale of goods remaining after the destruction of commercial premises by fire.
（商业建筑烧毁后的）火灾残留物品大拍卖
Example sentencesExamples
Mr Cort said: ‘There's always a bargain to be had at a fire sale and this will be no different.’
There are reports the damaged goods were originally intended for a local fire sale.
Today I attended an insurance ‘fire sale’ in Auckland and purchased some great bargains and quality goods, albeit a little smoke damaged.
Thanks to a fire sale at his local public library in Weston, Massachusetts, he picked up several books by J. Edgar Hoover and Whittaker Chambers on the communist threat.
A fire sale of damaged stock is due to be held on the building's ground floor later this week.
1.1A sale of goods or assets at a very low price, typically when the seller is facing bankruptcy.
（常指销售商面临破产时物品或资产的）甩卖，大拍卖
Example sentencesExamples
He was quick to say that the company would not engage in a fire sale of the assets.
The ship was only one of a number of assets that were sold off at fire sale prices to pay off his creditors.
Why was no effort made to seek community comment on Council's intention to flog off assets at fire sale prices?
When the money raised from the fire sale is gone, many of the remaining debts are canceled.
In the weeks before the company went into liquidation, major general insurance firms profited from its demise by picking up pieces of its business at fire sale prices.
You say they can benefit from a fire sale of international communications assets?
How could a company go from the seventh largest in America to a loose confederation of parcels at the bankruptcy fire sale in a matter of months?
We know that the company is not going out of business and that legitimate retailers do not have to sell its products at fire sale prices.
In all, the fire sale raised more than $300 million.
Any move to put the hotel group into administration would be drastic as it would mean a fire sale of prime assets at a time when they could not be guaranteed to reach high prices.
Instead of bailing out the company, the investors wait for it to fail and then buy the assets at a fire sale.
A fire sale of the assets would be less than the value of our market cap and debt, so there's no point.