sale

sale (s

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

Noun

1. the exchange of goods or property for an agreed sum of money

2. the amount sold

3. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices

4. an auction

5. sales the department dealing with selling its company's products [Old English sala]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	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.	sale - 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" cut-rate sale, sales event 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.	sale - 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" sales agreement 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"