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Meaning of 'sale' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sale [ n.]
- See 1st Sallow.
2 . Sale [ v. t.]
- The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money.
- Opportunity of selling; demand; market.
- Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction.

Meaning of 'sale' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sale [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a particular instance of selling
Example in sentence:
  • he has just made his first sale;
  • they had to complete the sale before the banks closed
Meaning (2):
- an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
Example in sentence:
  • I got some great bargains at their annual sale;
  • they held a sale to reduce their inventory
Meaning (3):
- the general activity of selling
Example in sentence:
  • laws limit the sale of handguns;
  • they tried to boost sales
Meaning (4):
- the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
Example in sentence:
  • the new line of cars will soon be on sale;
  • you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies
Meaning (5):
- an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
Example in sentence:
  • the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office

Nearby Words:

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