sale

sale

noun \ˈsāl\

Definition of SALE

1

: the act of selling; specifically : the transfer of ownership of and title to property from one person to another for a price

2

a : opportunity of selling or being sold : demand b : distribution by selling

3

: public disposal to the highest bidder : auction

4

: a selling of goods at bargain prices

5

plural a : operations and activities involved in promoting and selling goods or services <vice-president in charge of sales> b : gross receipts

— for sale

: available for purchase

— on sale

1

: for sale

2

: available for purchase at a reduced price

Examples of SALE

1. They profited from the sale of the house.
2. Sales are up by $6,000 this month.
3. The company made over one million dollars in sales this quarter.
4. The store is having a spring sale.
5. Everything in the store will be 15 percent off during the sale.
6. There is a sale on flights between New York and Paris.
7. He has a job in sales.
8. The department is in charge of sales and marketing.

Origin of SALE

Middle English, from Old English sala; akin to Old High German sala transfer, Old English sellan to sell — more at sell

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SALE

Synonyms: deal, trade, transaction

Related Words: auction, silent auction; haggle, horse-trading, negotiation; bargain, buy, steal; purchase; clearance, closeout, fire sale; fair; garage sale, jumble sale [British], rummage sale, tag sale, yard sale

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Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with SALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale