Definition for: sale

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English

Etymology

From Middle English < Old English < Old Norse sala "sale".

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪl

Homophones

• sail

Noun

sale ( plural sales )

1. an exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
2. a particular opportunity for a sale
3. ( plural : sales ) the activities involved in selling goods or services
4. the sale of goods at reduced prices
5. the act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder

Synonyms

• ( selling of goods at reduced prices ): cut-rate sale, sales event
• ( act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder ): auction, public sale

Translations

exchange of goods or services for currency or credit

particular opportunity for a sale

plural : activities involved in selling goods or services

See sales

sale of goods at reduced prices

act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder

• Arabic : أُوكَازيُون , بَيْع , تَصْرِيف , مَبِيع
• Basque : salmenta, likidazio
• Chinese : 出售
• German : Verkauf
• Greek : εκποίηση
• Hebrew : מכירה
• Japanese : 販売, 売上
• Latin : venditio, hasta
• Lithuanian : pardavimas, aukcionas, varžytynės
• Romanian : vânzare f .
• Swahili : mnada, lilamu, uguzi
• Filipino : pagbibili; pinagbilhan
• Volapük : sel

Related terms

• for sale
• on sale
• regular sales
• salesman
• sales pitch

French

Homophone

• salle

Adjective

sale

1. dirty

Related terms

• insalissable
• salement
• saleté
• salir
• salissant
• salisson
• salissure

Etymology

Old High German salo

Verb form

sale

1. first-, third-person singular indicative present of saler
2. first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of saler
3. second-person singular imperative of saler

Italian

Noun

sale m

1. salt

Etymology

Latin sal

Verb form

sale

1. third-person singular indicative present tense of salire

Spanish

Verb form

sale

1. third-person singular indicative present of salir

Other Translations for "sale"

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