"rummage sale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rummage sales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rummage sale (plural rummage sales)
  1. An informal sale of donated items, usually to fund the programs of a church or charity. Translations (informal sale): myyjäiset [plural] (Finnish), kermesse [feminine] (French), Trödel [masculine] (German), Trödelmarkt [masculine] (German), Flohmarkt [masculine] (German), mercatino [masculine] (Italian), mercato delle pulci [masculine] (Italian), благотворительная распродажа (blagotvoritelʹnaja rasprodaža) [feminine] (Russian), mecadillo [masculine] (Spanish), rastro [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rummage_sale-en-noun-FXl1M2Fx Disambiguation of 'informal sale': 68 17 15
  2. (Upper Midwestern US) A garage sale or tag sale.
    Sense id: en-rummage_sale-en-noun-YtsmbELz Categories (other): Upper Midwestern US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 70 23
  3. (archaic) A sale of unclaimed goods. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-rummage_sale-en-noun-pb5GnTqh

Inflected forms

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