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- Dictionarysale/seɪl/
noun
- 1. the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something: "we withdrew it from sale" Similar Opposite
- 2. a period during which a shop or dealer sells goods at reduced prices: "the January sales got under way this week" Similar Opposite
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an act of exchanging something for money: The sale of cigarettes / alcohol is forbidden. The building company gets commission on each house sale. I haven't made a sale all morning. They'll drop the price rather than lose the sale. for sale. A2. available to buy: Is this painting for 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. sales plural. a.
Definition of sale noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SALE meaning: 1. an act of exchanging something for money: 2. available to buy: 3. the department of a company…. Learn more.
noun. the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit. the amount sold. the opportunity to sell; market. there was no sale for luxuries. the rate of selling or being sold. a slow sale of synthetic fabrics. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks. ( as modifier ) sale bargains
1. a. The exchange of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent; the act of selling: The sale of such a nice house should be easy. b. A selling of property to the highest bidder; an auction. 2. An offer or arrangement in which goods are sold at a discount: The store has a sale on winter coats. 3. sales. a.
A sale is an event when goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
When a store has a sale, it means goods temporarily cost less than usual — you can also say that things at that store are "on sale." The word sale comes from the Old English sala , from a Germanic root.
SALE meaning: 1. the act of selling something, or the time when something is sold: 2. available to buy: 3…. Learn more.
sale. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Trade sale /seɪl/ S1 W1 noun 1 [ countable, uncountable] when you sell something sale of The use and sale of marijuana remains illegal. Harvey gets a $50 commission every time he makes a sale (=sells something as part of his job).
