'Sale' definitions:
Definition of 'sale'
(from WordNet)
noun
A particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
noun
The general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
noun
An occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: sale, cut- rate sale, sales event]
noun
The state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"
noun
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); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" [syn: sale, sales agreement]
Definition of 'Sale'
From: GCIDE
- Sale \Sale\, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See Sell, v. t.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market. [1913 Webster]
- They shall have ready sale for them. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- Bill of sale. See under Bill.
- Of sale, On sale, For sale, to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market.
- To set to sale, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] Saleable
Synonyms of 'sale'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abalienation,
- alienation,
- amortization,
- amortizement,
- assignation,
- assignment,
- available,
- bargain and sale,
- barter,
- bazaar,
- bequeathal,
- buying,
- cession,
- closing-out sale,
- conferment,
- conferral,
- consignation,
- consignment,
- conveyance,
- conveyancing,
- deeding,
- deliverance,
- delivery,
- demise,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- distress sale,
- enfeoffment,
- exchange,
- flea market,
- garage sale,
- giving,
- going-out-of-business sale,
- in stock,
- inventory-clearance sale,
- lease and release,
- marked down,
- marketing,
- on the block,
- on the market,
- purchase,
- purchasing,
- rummage sale,
- selling,
- settlement,
- settling,
- surrender,
- tax sale,
- trade,
- trading,
- traffic,
- trafficking,
- transaction,
- transfer,
- transference,
- transmission,
- transmittal,
- up for sale,
- vending,
- vesting,
- white elephant sale,
- yard sale
Words containing 'Sale'
- For sale,
- Of sale,
- On sale,
- sales,
- Bargain and sale,
- Bill of sale,
- Cash sales,
- Conditions of sale,
- Regular sales,
- Rummage sale,
- Sale City,
- Sale by bulk,
- Sales tax,
- Tag sale,
- To set to sale,
- Trade sale,
- Wash sale,
- Washed sale,
- auction sale,
- boot sale,
- clearance sale,
- conditional sale,
- execution sale,
- fire sale,
- forced sale,
- garage sale,
- gross sales,
- judicial sale,
- jumble sale,
- net sales,
- sale in gross,
- sales agreement,
- sales booth,
- sales campaign,
- sales demonstrator,
- sales department,
- sales division,
- sales event,
- sales force,
- sales incentive,
- sales outlet,
- sales pitch,
- sales promotion,
- sales rep,
- sales representative,
- sales resistance,
- sales staff,
- sales talk,
- sheriff's sale,
- short sale,
- white sale,
- yard sale,
- Sale City, GA,
- Sale by inch of candle,
- car boot sale,
- point-of-sale,
- sales finance company,
- cut-rate sale,
- fire-sale price,
- going-out-of-business sale,
- inventory-clearance sale