sale

[ seyl ]

noun

1. the act of selling. sell. selling.
2. a quantity sold. sell. 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.

Sale

¹

/ 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

²

/ sale /

noun

1. a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)

sale

³

/ 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

Other Words From

• inter·sale noun
• non·sale noun
• subsale noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sale¹

First recorded before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala; sell ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sale¹

Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
2. on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.

More idioms and phrases containing sale

see close the sale ; on sale ; white sale .

Example Sentences

The Wall Street Journal adds that they had considered making the sale of Chrome dependent on whether Google failed to comply with limits on its search business.

From New York Times

Together, its stocks lost about 20 percent of their value on Thursday, or more than $30 billion, and an imminent bond sale was canceled.

From New York Times

But they also want to keep them permanently affordable, which means letting go of the possibility of making a massive profit in a sale.

From Los Angeles Times

She also alleged that employees of the agency bad-mouthed NewJeans on internal communication app and asked a journalist to downplay the group's record sales in one article.

From BBC

“What bothers me is that after the first sale, the artist no longer profits as the work changes hands,” he said in an interview.

From New York Times

Related Words

• auction
• business
• buying
• deal
• demand
• marketing
• purchase
• reduction
• selling
• trade
• transaction