Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 3
ばい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
轉賣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(てん)(ばい) (tenbai

  1. a resale of something previously purchased
  2. a liquidation sale of financial securities

Usage notes edit

Note that this is not retail: that is 小売(こうり) (kouri).

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Verb edit

(てん)(ばい)する (tenbai surusuru (stem (てん)(ばい) (tenbai shi), past (てん)(ばい)した (tenbai shita))

  1. to resell something previously purchased
    (いえ)転売(てんばい)した。
    Ie o tenbai shita.
    We sold the house to someone else.
  2. to liquidate financial securities

Usage notes edit

Note that this is not retail: that is 小売(こうり) (kouri).

Conjugation edit

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