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[ seyl ] / seɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sale ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of selling. a quantity sold. opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale. a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices. transfer of property for money or credit. an auction. Idioms for salefor sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers. on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin of salebefore 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala.Cf. sell1 OTHER WORDS FROM salein·ter·sale, nounnon·sale, nounsubsale, nounWords nearby salesalbutamol, Salcantay, Salchow, Saldanha man, Salduba, sale, saleable, sale and leaseback, Salem, Salem secretary, Salem witch trials Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saleWhile there are lags in sales, the tendency is to continually check in with people. ‘It can take on a panopticon effect’: Slack’s presenteeism problem grows with no end in sight for remote work|Lucinda Southern|August 28, 2020|Digiday This right-of-sale dynamic appears to be particularly acute in the free, ad-supported streaming TV market. The streaming wars have escalated over turf grabs|Tim Peterson|August 26, 2020|Digiday Business publisher Quartz had to close its London office space after ad sales halved in May, cutting 40% of its global workforce. ‘Not enough money to go around’: US digital-media publishers curb international expansion|Lucinda Southern|August 26, 2020|Digiday Facebook Shops is an e-commerce feature that lets businesses list products for sale across its apps via virtual storefronts. As online shopping intensifies, e-commerce marketers are becoming increasingly reliant on Facebook’s ads|Seb Joseph|August 25, 2020|Digiday
Our online and direct-to-consumer sales are up 700% since January, but our in-store retail sales are down 75%. OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder on launching a hemp-infused sparkling water brand|Rachel King|August 24, 2020|Fortune Tickets go on sale to the public January 15; check back then for a link and an early peek at the inspiring lineup of speakers. Save the Date: Women in the World 2015||December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dee Dee candles, rosaries, shirts and prints are offered for sale near the gallery's door as a kind of consolation. ‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings|Melissa Leon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Its first sale was a Dan Colen work, which sold for “something like $120,000 or $150,000.” William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST But perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War Cabinet in 1942. Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last year, her group successfully helped push through a measure that made the sale of cat fur illegal in the country. Will the Swiss Quit Cooking their Kittens and Puppies?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the first sale is made, the name and address are entered on one of these cards, and the date indicated in the proper column. Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various During our first ten miles' ride I was racking my brain for something to say when I should jump up to make my first sale. Twenty Years of Hus'ling|J. P. Johnston He had not as yet been made blessed with a single ten-pound note in his hand, as the result of the sale. The Way We Live Now|Anthony Trollope At James Wests sale the price had considerably advanced, and thirty-four Caxtons realised 361, 4s. Prices of Books|Henry B. Wheatley Some thousands of dollars less to the public revenue—some hundreds of thousands less in the sale of public lands! The Rural Magazine, and Literary Evening Fire-Side|Various
British Dictionary definitions for sale (1 of 3)
nounthe exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit the amount sold the opportunity to sell; marketthere was no sale for luxuries the rate of selling or being solda 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 Word Origin for saleOld English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell British Dictionary definitions for sale (2 of 3)
nouna town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001) a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001) British Dictionary definitions for sale (3 of 3)
nouna port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sale
see close the sale; on sale; white sale. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to salepurchase, transaction, deal, business, auction, marketing, trade, reduction, selling, demand, buying, negotiation, commerce, barter, disposal, enterprise, dumping, clearance, vending, vendition |