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Meaning of 'sale'
Meaning of 'sale' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sale 
[ n.]
- See 1st Sallow. [ n.]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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a particular instance of selling
- 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 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)
- 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
Meaning (3):
- an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
- 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 (4):
- the general activity of selling
- the general activity of selling
Example in sentence:
- laws limit the sale of handguns;
- they tried to boost sales
Meaning (5):
- the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
- 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
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