"scavenger sale" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Topics: business, real-estate

Inflected forms

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