Definition of “sale” - English Dictionary

The government passed a law to restrict the sale of guns.
Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare.
Proceeds from the sale of the cards go to local charities.
We'll split the proceeds from the sale.
We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.

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People who sell things

Shops & auctions

sale noun (CHEAP PRICE)

A2 [ C ] an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual:

a mid-season/end-of-season sale

a clearance/closing-down sale

I bought this in the January sales.

sale goods/prices

on sale A2 mainly US UK usually in the sale

› reduced in price:

Can you tell me if this dress is in the sale?

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I got some shoes cheap in the sale.
Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.
She picked up some real bargains in the sale.
The summer sales are now on.
I went sale shopping.

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(Definition of “sale” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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salenoun [ C or U ]

uk /seɪl/ us

› COMMERCE the act or process of selling something:

make a sale The salesman was eager to make a quick sale.

agree a sale

complete/close a sale When the time came to close the sale, another page had been added to the contract.

sale of sth The sale of tobacco items to minors is prohibited.

car/house/ticket sales

online/internet sales

› COMMERCE a period when a store is selling things at lower prices than usual:

have a sale

a mid-season sale

the January/July sales

in the sale(s) I got a new coat for $50 in the sales.

› an occasion when a particular type of product is being sold:

The library has a book sale every year.

a sale of Oriental carpets

sales

› [ plural ] FINANCE, COMMERCE the number of products sold and the amount of money a company receives from selling its products and services:

The South African fruit company has annual sales of $750 million.

sales rise/increase/go up Last year sales rose by 14% to €8.4 million.

sales fall/decline/go down

decline/fall/reduction in sales Management is worried about the decline in sales.

The department achieved its monthly sales target.

sales

› [ U ] WORKPLACE the business of selling products or services, or the department in a company that is responsible for selling them:

sales staff/department/office

sales call/brochure These techniques can increase the effectiveness of your sales calls.

work/be in sales My father worked in sales for forty years.

She used to be an administrator in the production department, but now she is in sales.

for sale

› being sold by the person or organization that owns it, and available to buy:

The building has been for sale for thirteen months.

put sth up for sale We have decided to put the company up for sale.

on sale

› available to buy:

Tickets are on sale now!

Everything goes on sale as soon as the doors open.

› being sold for a lower price than usual:

All their men's clothing is on sale this week.

sale as seen UK

› used to say that the person selling a product or possession does not promise that what they are selling is in good condition or suitable for a particular purpose:

The house is being sold sale as seen.

Secondhand fitted kitchen for sale as seen.

Definition of “sale” - English Dictionary

“sale” in English

salenoun

sale noun (SELL)

sale noun (CHEAP PRICE)

“sale” in American English

salenoun

sale noun (ACT OF SELLING)

sale noun (GOODS AT LOWER PRICE)

“sale” in Business English

salenoun [ C or U ]

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