Definitions for: Sale


[n] a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
[n] the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
[n] 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"
[n] 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"
[n] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Sale, n.
See 1st Sallow. [Obs.] --Spenser.


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.

2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.

They shall have ready sale for them. --Spenser.

3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of
goods in market; auction. --Sir W. Temple.

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.

Synonyms: cut-rate sale, sales agreement, sales event

See Also: agreement, auction, auction sale, bazaar, boot sale, car boot sale, clearance sale, closeout, conditional sale, execution sale, fair, fire sale, forced sale, garage sale, inventory-clearance sale, judicial sale, jumble sale, marketing, merchandising, occasion, realisation, realization, rummage sale, sell, selling, sheriff's sale, state, understanding, vendue, white sale, yard sale

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