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private sale UK US noun [C or U]
► FINANCE a situation in which shares, bonds, etc. are sold to only a small group of investors, rather than on an open market: a private sale of sth »
The company raised nearly $6 million through a private sale of stock to investors.
► COMMERCE, PROPERTY a situation in which land, a house, etc. is sold directly to the buyer, rather than through an agent (= someone acting for the seller): »
You don't have to pay estate agents' fees if you opt for a private sale.
»He decided to sell the house by private sale.
Financial and business terms. 2012.