sale
Meaning
- An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
- The sale of goods at reduced prices.
- The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
Synonyms
cut-rate sale
sales event
present sale
sales agreement
gross receipts
in stock
selloff
special price
special sale
disposal by sale
offering for sale
disposal of goods
abbroachement
bargain-sale
converting to cash
close-out
bargain sale
business enterprise
clearance sale
discount sale
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seɪl/
Etymology
From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).
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