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| sale [ sayl ] |
noun (plural sales) |
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1. selling of something: the transfer of something to the ownership or use of somebody else, or the provision of something, e.g. a service, in exchange for an agreed amount of money
  The sale of alcohol to children is illegal.
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2. opportunity to buy goods at discount: a period of time when a store sells goods at reduced prices, often in order to clear its stock
We always look for bargains at the after-Christmas sales.
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3. opportunity to buy secondhand goods: an event at which personal possessions or other secondhand items are sold, usually at low prices, sometimes to raise money for a charitable or other cause
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4. auction: an event at which goods are sold to the highest bidder
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5. amount sold or rate of selling: a quantity of things sold, or the rate at which they are sold
disappointed by the slow sale of the new model
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6. market or demand: demand that creates an opportunity to sell something
found no sale for the goods at that price
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plural noun sales |
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1. department selling things: the department of a company involved with selling its products or services
sales manager
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2. things sold: the total number or value of items sold
Sales fell by 10 percent last month.
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| [Pre-12th century. < Old Norse sala< Germanic] |
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for sale available for purchase
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on sale available for purchase, especially at a reduced price
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