a-saleadv.
/əˈseɪl/ On sale, for sale.
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society > trade and finance > selling > [adverb] > on sale
to sella1300
to salec1380
to set on (or a) sale1546
a-sale1553
for salea1616
on offer1881
1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia: Oration G ij He setteth them asale..in an open place.
1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 455 The first that set physicke a sale.
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