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sale  (sl)
n.
1. The exchange of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent; the act of selling.
2. An instance of selling.
3. An opportunity for selling or being sold; demand.
4. Availability for purchase: a store where pets are for sale.
5. A selling of property to the highest bidder; an auction.
6. A special disposal of goods at lowered prices: coats on sale this week.
7. sales
a. Activities involved in selling goods or services.
b. Gross receipts.

[Middle English, from Old English sala, from Old Norse.]

sale [seɪl]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
2. (Business / Commerce) the amount sold
3. (Business / Commerce) the opportunity to sell; market there was no sale for luxuries
4. (Business / Commerce) the rate of selling or being sold a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
5. (Business / Commerce)
a.  an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
b.  (as modifier) sale bargains
6. (Business / Commerce) an auction
[Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell]

Sale [seɪl]
n
1. (Placename) a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop.: 57 824 (1991)
2. (Placename) a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop.: 13 858 (1991)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sale - a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
divestiture - the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
2.salesale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder
marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
3.sale - 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"
bazaar, fair - a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
boot sale, car boot sale - an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale - a sale to reduce inventory
closeout - a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock
fire sale - a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
fire sale - a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy
garage sale, yard sale - an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises
going-out-of-business sale - a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common"
realisation, realization - a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
jumble sale, rummage sale - a sale of donated articles
selloff - a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
white sale - a sale of household linens
occasion - an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
4.sale - 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"
merchantability - the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold
5.salesale - 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"
conditional sale - a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
execution sale, forced sale, judicial sale, sheriff's sale - a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

sale
noun
1. selling, marketing, dealing, trading, transaction, disposal, vending Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
2. auction, fair, mart, bazaar The Old Master was bought at the Christie's sale.
for sale available to buy, on sale, on offer, on the market, in stock, obtainable, purchasable His former home is for sale.
on sale going cheap, reduced, at a discount, at a reduced price He bought a sports jacket on sale at the shop.
Translations
sale [seɪl]
A. N
1. [of item, object, house] → venta f
newspaper sales have fallenha descendido la venta de periódicos
sale and lease backventa y arrendamiento al vendedor
is it for sale?¿está en venta?
the house is for salela casa está en venta, esta casa se vende
it's not for saleno está en venta
to put a house up for saleponer una casa en venta
"for sale"se vende
to be on sale (Brit) → estar a la venta (US) → estar rebajado
on sale at all fishmongersde venta en todas las pescaderías
it's going cheap for a quick salese ofrece a bajo precio porque se tiene prisa en venderlo
it found a ready salese vendió pronto
on a sale or return basisen depósito
2. (= event) → rebajas fpl
there's a sale on at Harrodsen Harrods están de rebajas
"sale" (in shop window) → rebajas
clearance saleliquidación f (total)
he bought a leather jacket in a salecompró una chaqueta de cuero en unas rebajas
the January saleslas rebajas de enero
the sales are onhay rebajas
3. (= auction) → subasta f
see also jumble C
B. CPD sale goods NPLartículos mpl rebajados
sale item Nartículo m rebajado
sale price N (= cost) → precio m de venta; (= reduced cost) → precio m rebajado, precio m de rebaja
sales agent Nagente mf de ventas
sales assistant N (Brit) → dependiente/a m/f
sales brochure Nfolleto m publicitario
sales budget Npresupuesto m de ventas
sales campaign Ncampaña f de promoción y venta
sales check N (US) → hoja f de venta
sales clerk N (US) → dependiente/a m/f
sales conference Nconferencia f de ventas
sales department Nsección f de ventas
sales drive Npromoción f de ventas
sales executive Nejecutivo/a m/f de ventas
sales figures NPLcifras fpl de ventas
sales force Npersonal m de ventas
sales forecast Nprevisión f de ventas
sales invoice Nfactura f de ventas
sales leaflet Nfolleto m publicitario
sales ledger Nlibro m de ventas
sales literature Nfolletos mpl de venta
sales manager Njefe/a m/f de ventas
sales meeting Nreunión f de ventas
sales office Noficina f de ventas
sales pitch Nrollo m publicitario
sales promotion Ncampaña f de promoción de ventas
sales rep, sales representative Nrepresentante mf, agente mf comercial
sales resistance Nresistencia f a comprar
sales slip N (US) (= receipt) → hoja f de venta
sales talk Njerga f de vendedor
sales tax N (US) → impuesto m sobre las ventas
sale value Nvalor m comercial, valor m en el mercado

sale [ˈseɪl]
n
(= act of selling) → vente f
new laws to control the sale of guns → de nouvelles lois pour contrôler les ventes d'armes
for sale → à vendre
The factory's for sale → L'usine est en vente.
"for sale" (on sign)vendre"
to put sth up for sale → mettre qch en vente
on sale → en vente
on sale or return → vendu(e) avec faculté de retour
(at reduced prices)soldes mpl
There's a sale on at Harrods → Ce sont les soldes chez Harrods. closing-down sale
(= occasion) → vente f
an antiques sale → une vente d'antiquités
sales npl
(= quantity sold) → ventes fpl
Book sales have gone up → Les ventes de livres ont augmenté.
(= job) → vente f (= part of business) → ventes fpl
She works in sales → Elle travaille dans la vente.
This is our head of sales → Je vous présente notre chef des ventes.
sales modif [brochure, literature] → publicitaire; [forecast, projection] → des ventes; [target] → de vente; [agreement, contract] → de vente; [division, section, manager] → des ventes sales call, sales executive

sale
n
(= selling)Verkauf m; for salezu verkaufen; to put something up for saleetw zum Verkauf anbieten; is it up for sale?steht es zum Verkauf?; not for salenicht verkäuflich; going cheap for a quick saleumständehalber billig abzugeben; to be on saleverkauft werden; on sale at all bookshopsin allen Buchhandlungen erhältlich; on a sale or return basisauf Kommission(sbasis)
(instance) → Geschäft nt; (of insurance, bulk order)Abschluss m; sales pl (= turnover)der Absatz; how many sales have you made?wie viel (Stück) haben Sie verkauft?; (of insurance etc)wie viele Abschlüsse haben Sie gemacht?; we’ve made no sale to Chinamit China haben wir keine Geschäfte abgeschlossen; “no sale (on till) → ˜ Nullbon
sales sing (= department)Verkaufsabteilung f
(at reduced prices) → Rabattaktion f, → Ausverkauf m; (at end of season) → Schlussverkauf m; (= clearance sale)Räumungsverkauf m; to go to the saleszum Ausverkauf gehen; they’ve got a sale onda ist eine Rabattaktion; in the sale, on sale (US) → im (Sonder)angebot; to buy in or at the salesim Ausverkauf kaufen
(= auction, selling off)Auktion f; sale of workBasar m

sale:
sale and leaseback
nVerkauf mmit Rückmiete
sale price
nAusverkaufspreis m
saleroom
nAuktionsraum m

sale [seɪl] n
a. (of article) → vendita (also auction sale) → vendita all'asta
"for sale" (one article) → "vendesi" (two or more articles) → "vendonsi"
to put a house up for sale → mettere in vendita una casa
to be on sale → essere in vendita
b. (Comm) (also sales) → svendita, saldi mpl
to be on sale (Am) → essere in saldi or in svendita
she bought a dress in the sale(s) → ha comprato un vestito nei saldi
the January sales → i saldi di fine anno

sale [seɪl] n
a. (of article) → vendita (also auction sale) → vendita all'asta
"for sale" (one article) → "vendesi" (two or more articles) → "vendonsi"
to put a house up for sale → mettere in vendita una casa
to be on sale → essere in vendita
b. (Comm) (also sales) → svendita, saldi mpl
to be on sale (Am) → essere in saldi or in svendita
she bought a dress in the sale(s) → ha comprato un vestito nei saldi
the January sales → i saldi di fine anno

sale
n sale [seil]
1 the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased. verkope بَيْع продажба prodej; odbyt salg der Verkauf πώληση venta müük فروش myynti vente מְכִירָה बिक्री prodaja eladás penjualan sala vendita 販売 판매 pardavimas pārdošana; tirdzniecība jualan verkoop salg, omsetning sprzedaż venda vânzare продажа predaj prodaja prodaja försäljning การขาย satış 出售 продаж; збут فروخت sự bán
2 in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time I bought my dress in a sale. uitverkoping بَيْع رَخيص разпродажба výprodej udsalg der Schlußverkauf εκπτώσεις rebaja odav väljamüük حراج alennusmyynti solde “מִבצָע” दुकान पर काम करने वाला rasprodaja (engedményes) vásár obral útsala saldo, svendita 特売 할인판매 išpardavimas izpārdošana jualan murah uitverkoop ut-/billigsalg wyprzedaż saldo sold распродажа výpredaj razprodaja rasprodaja realisation, rea การขายสินค้าลดราคา ucuzluk, indirimli satış 拍賣 розпродаж за зниженими цінами قیمت کم کر کے فروخت کرنے کا عمل sự bán hạ giá 贱卖
3 an event at which goods are sold an auction sale; a book sale. uitverkoping مَزاد عَلَني аукцион prodej; aukce auktion; -salg die Versteigerung δημοπρασία venta oksjon, müük فروشي myymistilaisuus, huutokauppa vente מְכִירה פּוּמבִּית बिक्री dražba vásár obral uppboð vendita 売り出し 매매 aukcionas, mugė izsole; ūtrupe jualan verkoping salg, auksjon aukcja liquidação târg продажа с торгов predaj; aukcia prodaja rasprodaja auktion, försäljning การประมูลสินค้า satış 拍賣會 аукціон; продаж کسی خاص موقع پر ہونے والی فروخت việc bán hàng
n saleroom
a room or building where public auctions are held His furniture was taken to the saleroom. verkoopskamer غُرْفَة المَبيعات аукционна зала dražební místnost auktionslokale der Auktionsraum αίθουσα δημοπρασιών sala de subastas oksjoniruum فروشگاه huutokauppakamari salle des ventes אוּלָם מְכִירה פּוּמבִּית नीलाभी गृह prodavaonica, dražbovaonica árverési terem balai lelang uppboðssalur sala aste 競売場 매장 aukciono/varžytynių patalpa/salė izsoles/ūtrupes telpa bilik lelong veilinglokaal auksjonslokale sala aukcyjna sala de leilOes sală de licitaţii аукционный зал dražobná miestnosť prostor za dražbo soba za aukcije auktionslokal ห้องแสดงสินค้า müzayede salonu 拍賣場 аукціонна зала نیلامی کے ذریعہ فروخت کا کمرہ phòng bán đấu giá
n salesman [ˈseilz-]
a person who sells, or shows, goods to customers in a shop etc. verkoopspersoon بائِع продавач prodavač, -ka sælger; ekspedient der/die Verkäufer(in) πωλητής, πωλήτρια vendedor; vendedora müüja فروشنده يا بازارياب مرد myyjä vendeur/-euse מוֵכר, מוֹכֶרֶת विक्रेता prodavač eladó penjual sölumaður/-kona commesso 店員 판매원 pardavėjas, pardavėja pārdevējs; pārdevēja juru jual verkoper ekspeditør; selger ekspedient, handlowiec caixeiro продавец predavač, -ka prodajalec prodavac försäljare, expedit, affärsbiträde พนักงานขาย satıcı, tezgâhtar 店員 продавець فروخت کار ملازم người bán hàng
n salesmanship [ˈseilz-]
the art of persuading people to buy things. verkoopskundigheid فَن البَيْع، إقْناع النّاس على الشِّراء търговски похват umění prodávat salgsteknik die Geschäftstüchtigkeit τέχνη του καλού πωλητή, τεχνική πωλήσεων arte de vender müüjaoskused فن بازاريابي myyntitaito art de la vente אוֹמָנוּת הַמְכִירָה बिक्रीकारी, विक्रय कला vještina prodavanja, trgovačka sposobnost az eladás művészete seni menjual sölumennska (arte del vendere) 販売術 상술 mokėjimas prekiauti tirgošanās māka/prasme kemahiran menjual verkooptechniek salgsteknikk zdolności kupieckie arte de vender arta de a vinde умение продавать umenie predávať umetnost prodajanja moć prodajnog ubeđivanja försäljningsteknik เทคนิคการขาย satıcılık, tezgâhtarlık 推銷本領 уміння продати товар فروخت کاری کی مہارت nghề bán hàng
for sale
intended to be sold Have you any pictures for sale? te koop للبَيْع продава се na prodej til salg zum Verkauf για πούλημα en venta müügiks براي فروش myytävänä à vendre לִמכִירָה बेचने योग्य na prodaju, prodaje se eladó untuk dijual til sölu in vendita 売りに出て 매매용 parduodama pārdošanā; pārdodams untuk dijual te koop til salgs na sprzedaż à venda de vânzare для продажи, продаётся na predaj naprodaj na prodaju till salu สำหรับขาย satılık 待售的 на продаж برائے فروخت để bán
sale of work
an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money a sale of work at the church. verkoping سوق خَيْرِيَّه благотворителна разпродажба bazar velgørenhedssalg Verkauf zu Wohltätigkeitszwecken φιλανθρωπική αγορά mercado donde se venden productos para beneficiencia suurmüük فروش آثار myyjäiset vente de charité מְכִירָה वस्तु विक्रय dobrotvorna prodaja za sakupljanje novca jótékony célú vásár penjualan amal góðgerðasala; sala á vegum (líknar)félags vendita di beneficenza 慈善バザー 바자회 labdaros mugė labdarības tirdziņš jualan hasil kraf tangan liefdadigheidsbazaar basar, messe sprzedaż na cele dobroczynne, rodzaj wenty quermesse благотворительный базар bazár dobrodelna prodaja rasprodaja polovnih stvari välgörenhetsförsäljning, basar การขายเพื่อการกุศล kermes (組織成員親手製作物品的)義賣 добродійний базар کسی خیراتی کام کے لیے رقم جمع کرنے کی غرض سے لگایا جانے والا بازار bán hàng từ thiện

sale بيع prodej salg Verkauf πώληση venta myynti vente prodaja vendita 販売 판매 verkoop salg sprzedaż venda продажа rea การขาย satış sự bán 销售


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The sale was at the old house in Russell Square, where we passed some evenings together at the beginning of this story.
One day by chance he found a tame Partridge for sale.
THE Chief of the Weather Bureau having predicted a fine day, a Thrifty Person hastened to lay in a large stock of umbrellas, which he exposed for sale on the sidewalk; but the weather remained clear, and nobody would buy.
 
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