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sale
1/ ɪ /
noun
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
the amount sold
the opportunity to sell; market
there was no sale for luxuries
the rate of selling or being sold
a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
( as modifier )
sale bargains
an auction
Sale
2/ ɪ /
noun
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12854 (2001)
é
3/ sale /
noun
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880000 (2003)
Other Word Forms
- intersale noun
- nonsale noun
- subsale noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sale1
Idioms and Phrases
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
Example Sentences
While Bayern boast some of the biggest names in world football, Auckland's team includes a primary school teacher, an insurance broker, a barber, a sales representative at Coca-Cola, a car retailer, and several students.
Ruth Jones, Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, has introduced a Private Members' Bill to Parliament that would prohibit the import and sale of new fur products.
The conservation group used an innovative funding strategy, assembling $56 million from foundations, corporations and philanthropists, as well as other sources such as tax credits, public grants and the sale of carbon credits.
Besides Akram, about a half-dozen owners or employees of businesses in the area told The Times that their sales had dropped by about 50% in the last week.
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe in an effort to block the company’s sale of its customers’ genetic data.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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