Definitions for Saleseɪl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

saleseɪl(n.)

  1. the act of selling.

  2. a special offering of goods, esp. at reduced prices.

  3. transfer of property for money or credit.

  4. an amount or quantity sold. sales,total receipts from selling.

  5. opportunity to sell; demand.

  6. an auction.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  7. sales,a department or division, as in a business, concerned with selling and promoting goods, services, etc.

  8. on sale,able to be bought at reduced prices.

    Category: Idiom

Idioms for sale:

  1. for sale,available for purchase.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of sale:

bef. 1050; late OE sala c. OHG, ON sala; akin to sell

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sale(noun)

    a particular instance of selling

    "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"

  2. sale(noun)

    the general activity of selling

    "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"

  3. sale, cut-rate sale, sales event(noun)

    an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices

    "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"

  4. sale(noun)

    the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling

    "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"

  5. sale, sales agreement(noun)

    an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)

    "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. sale(noun)ɪl

    the act or process of selling things

    The sale of alcohol is prohibited.; to make a sale

  2. saleɪl

    a period when a store sells things at lower prices than usual

    I bought this coat in the spring sale.

  3. saleɪl

    an occasion when things are sold

    a sale of plants and flowers in the market; a yard sale

  4. saleɪl

    how many of a product a company sells in a period of time

    an increase in sales; sales figures

  5. saleɪl

    available for sb to buy

    Their house is up for sale again.; Is that painting for sale?

  6. saleɪl

    available for sb to buy

    Fantastic flowers - on sale now.

  7. saleɪl

    available for sb to buy at a lower price than usual

    I waited until it was on sale to buy it.

Wiktionary

  1. sale(Noun)

    An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

    He celebrated after the sale of company.

  2. sale(Noun)

    A particular opportunity for a sale.

  3. sale(Noun)

    The sale of goods at reduced prices.

    They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.

  4. sale(Noun)

    The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

  5. Sale(ProperNoun)

    A town in Greater Manchester, England

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sale(noun)

    see 1st Sallow

  2. Sale(verb)

    the act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money

  3. Sale(verb)

    opportunity of selling; demand; market

  4. Sale(verb)

    public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction


Translations for Sale

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

sale(noun)

the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money

the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.

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