sale
Plural: sales
Noun
- The act of selling something; a transaction or instance of selling.
- a particular instance of selling
- "he has just made his first sale"
- "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
- the general activity of selling
- "they tried to boost sales"
- "laws limit the sale of handguns"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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.
- A hall.
Examples
- He celebrated after the sale of company.
- That last tile dump resulted in a massive sale of high-point letters, earning him the win.
- They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
Origin / 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”).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 4
sale: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsale: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sale: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 5
sale: valid Words With Friends Word