Meaning of SALE
| Pronunciation: | | seyl
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | cut-rate sale, sales agreement, sales event |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that something is on sale, represents opportunities that are readily available to you. |
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