sale

[seyl] /seɪl/
noun
1.
the act of selling.
2.
a quantity sold.
3.
opportunity to sell; demand:
slow sale.
4.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
5.
transfer of property for money or credit.
6.
an auction.
Idioms
7.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
8.
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1
Related forms
intersale, noun
nonsale, noun
subsale, noun
Examples from the web for sale
  • But the repayment of debt requires money made by the profitable production and sale of goods and services.
  • She who always worried about money was excited by the sums she had heard some writers were getting from the sale of their papers.
  • Purebred pets often come with a hefty price tag, but the value skyrockets when the animal for sale is an endangered species.
  • The receiver refused, offering to postpone the sale instead, but the farmers insisted that they go ahead.
  • The inspector general's report reviewed university procedures since the sale.
  • Live music, refreshments and gumbo cook-off merchandise for sale.
  • Proceeds from each sale go directly to the artists as well as their home communities.
  • Although it may be late in the year for a new lawn mower, an end-of-season sale could be enticing.
  • These so-called cluster tomatoes are cultured in hothouses for sale during seasons when field-grown crops aren't available.
  • As a result, the sale was called off and the college closed.
British Dictionary definitions for sale

sale

/seɪl/
noun
1.
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
2.
the amount sold
3.
the opportunity to sell; market: there was no sale for luxuries
4.
the rate of selling or being sold: a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
5.
  1. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
  2. (as modifier): sale bargains
6.
an auction
Word Origin
Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell

Sale

/seɪl/
noun
1.
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
2.
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)

Salé

/French sale/
noun
1.
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
Word Origin and History for sale
n.

late Old English sala "a sale, act of selling," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse sala "sale," from Proto-Germanic *salo (cf. Old High German sala, Swedish salu, Danish salg), from PIE root *sal- (3) "to grasp, take." Sense of "a selling of shop goods at lower prices than usual" first appeared 1866. Sales tax attested by 1886. Sales associate by 1946. Sales representative is from 1910.

Idioms and Phrases with sale

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