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sale
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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
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
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 2. auction, fair, mart, bazaar
Translations
sale [seɪl] nventa;
(at reduced prices) → liquidación f; saldo;
"for sale" → "se vende";
on sale → en venta;
on sale or return (goods) → venta por reposición;
closing-down or (US) liquidation saleliquidación f;
sale and lease back → venta y arrendamiento al vendedor

sale [seɪl] nvente f;
(at reduced prices) → soldes mpl;
sales npl (= total amount sold) → chiffre m de ventes;
"for sale" → vendre";
on sale → en vente;
on sale or return → vendu(e) avec faculté de retour;
closing-down or liquidation sale (US) → liquidation f (avant fermeture);
sale and lease back ncession-bail f

sale [seɪl] nVerkauf m;
(at reduced prices) → Ausverkauf m;
(auction) → Auktion f;
sales npl (total amount sold) → Absatz m
cpd (campaign) → Verkaufs-;
(conference) → Vertreter-;
(figures) → Absatz-;
"for sale" → "zu verkaufen";
on sale → im Handel;
on sale or return → auf Kommissionsbasis;
closing-down sale, liquidation sale (US) → Räumungsverkauf m

sale [seɪl] nvendita;
(at reduced prices) → svendita, liquidazione f;
"for sale" → "in vendita";
on sale → in vendita;
on sale or return → da vendere o rimandare;
a closing-down or (US) liquidation saleuna liquidazione;
sale and lease back nlease back m inv

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 대매출, 세일 išpardavimas izpārdošana jualan murah uitverkoop ut-/billigsalg wyprzedaż saldo sold распродажа výpredaj razprodaja rasprodaja realisation, rea การขายสินค้าลดราคา ucuzluk, indirimli satış 賤賣 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 공매, 경매 aukcionas, mugė izsole; ūtrupe jualan verkoping salg, auksjon aukcja liquidação târg продажа с торгов predaj; aukcia prodaja rasprodaja auktion, försäljning การประมูลสินค้า satış 拍賣 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 판매장, 경매장 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, 점원 pardavėjas, pardavėja pārdevējs; pārdevēja juru jual verkoper ekspeditør; selger ekspedient, handlowiec caixeiro продавец predavač, -ka prodajalec prodavac försäljare, expedit, affärsbiträde พนักงานขาย satıcı, tezgâhtar 推銷員 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 de la art vente אוֹמָנוּת הַמְכִירָה बिक्रीकारी, विक्रय कला vještina prodavanja, trgovačka sposobnost az eladás művészete seni menjual sölumennska (arte del vendere) 販売術 판매 기술 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 推銷貨物的藝術(方法) уміння продати товар فروخت کاری کی مہارت nghề bán hàng 方法
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 팔려고 내놓은 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 出售的 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 자선 바자 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 義賣 добродійний базар کسی خیراتی کام کے لیے رقم جمع کرنے کی غرض سے لگایا جانے والا بازار bán hàng từ thiện


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