"scavenger sale" meaning in All languages combined

See scavenger sale on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: scavenger sales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scavenger sale (plural scavenger sales)
  1. (real estate) The sale of a property whose previous tenants were ejected for not paying rent. Categories (topical): Real estate
    Sense id: en-scavenger_sale-en-noun-TnzKAIMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, real-estate

Inflected forms

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            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
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          "ref": "1947, Reports of the Tax Court of the United States, volume 8, page 906:",
          "text": "The remaining lots were subsequently lost on scavenger sales because of some $140,000 in delinquent taxes.",
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          "rent",
          "rent"
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        "(real estate) The sale of a property whose previous tenants were ejected for not paying rent."
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