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sale


Definition: Meaning of, sale in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / seɪl /

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sale sales
  1. [uncountable and countable] when you sell something
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  2. sales [plural] the total number of products that are sold during a particular period of time
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  3. sales [uncountable] the part of a company that deals with selling products
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  4. for sale available to be bought
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  5. on sale available to be bought in a shop
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  6. on sale especially American English available to be bought at a lower price than usual
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  7. [countable] a period of time when shops sell their goods at lower prices than usual
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  8. [countable] an event at which things are sold to the person who offers the highest price [=  auction]
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  9. sales drive/campaign when a company makes a special effort to try to increase the amount of its products that it sells
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  10. sales pitch/talk the things that someone says when they are trying to persuade you to buy something
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  11. (on) sale or return British English if a shop buys something on sale or return, it can return the goods that it is unable to sell
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sale used in phrases

  • auction sale (noun)
    1. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  • bill of sale (noun)
    1. a written document showing that someone has bought something
  • boot sale (noun)
    1. a CAR BOOT SALE
  • car boot sale (noun)
    1. British English an outdoor sale where people sell things from the back of their cars
  • clearance sale (noun)
    1. an occasion when goods in a shop are sold cheaply in order to get rid of them
  • conditional sale (noun)
    1. a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
    2. usually the full payment of the purchase price a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition
  • cut-rate sale (noun)
    1. usually brief an occasion for buying at specially reduced prices
  • execution sale (noun)
    1. a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
  • fire sale (noun)
    1. a sale of goods at a lower price because they have been slightly damaged by a fire, or of goods that cannot be stored because of a fire
  • for sale (adjective)
    1. available for purchase
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