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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

/ ɪ /

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

    1. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks

    2. ( as modifier )

      sale bargains

  5. an auction

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Sale

2

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55234 (2001)

  2. a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12854 (2001)

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é

3

/ sale /

noun

  1. a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880000 (2003)

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Other Word Forms

  • intersale noun
  • nonsale noun
  • subsale noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sale1

Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.

  2. for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.

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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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