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sale
1/ ɪ /
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
an auction
Sale
2/ ɪ /
noun
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12854 (2001)
é
3/ sale /
noun
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880000 (2003)
Other 51Թ Forms
- intersale noun
- nonsale noun
- subsale noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sale1
Idioms and Phrases
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
Example Sentences
Business owners in the city’s Fashion District say sales have dropped in half.
A Co-op source said since stock levels had returned to normal over the past few weeks, there had been a strong pick-up in sales.
In addition to the academic works, the sale featured personal items, including a handwritten letter from Ethel Turing explaining the gift of her son's papers to Mr Routledge.
Over the weekend, the movie raked in $83.7 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, surpassing expectations.
He said daily sales have also decreased from 500 to about 300.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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