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white sale
white salen. A sale of household items, especially white goods.white sale n (Commerce) a sale of household linens at reduced prices white′ sale` n. a sale of sheets and other linens. [1920–25] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | white sale - a sale of household linens cut-rate sale, sales event, sale - 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" | Translationswhite sale
white saleA sale specific to household items, especially bed linens. Thankfully, the department store in town had a white sale on the week that I moved into my dorm, so I was able to buy most of the things I needed at a good price.See also: sale, whitewhite saleA special offering of towels, bed linens and similar goods, not necessarily white-colored. For example, The big stores always have white sales in January. [c. 1900] See also: sale, whiteWhite Sale
White SaleA period of time during which a company discounts some of its inventory in order to increase sales when they might otherwise be sluggish. One of the most common times to have a white sale is immediately following Christmas. The idea behind a white sale is to make up in volume of sales what the seller loses in profit margin. White sales are thought to trace their origins to John Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia in the 1870s.white sale Related to white sale: KohlsWords related to white salenoun a sale of household linensRelated Words- cut-rate sale
- sales event
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