Sale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Examples of sale in a Sentence. They profited from the sale of the house. Sales are up by $6,000 this month. The company made over ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut sale noun SaveWord \ˈsāl \ Definitionofsale 1 :theactofselling specifically :thetransferofownershipofandtitletopropertyfromonepersontoanotherforaprice 2a :opportunityofsellingorbeingsold:demand b :distributionbyselling 3 :publicdisposaltothehighestbidder:auction 4 :asellingofgoodsatbargainprices 5 salesplural a :operationsandactivitiesinvolvedinpromotingandsellinggoodsorservices vicepresidentinchargeofsales b :grossreceipts forsale :availableforpurchase onsale 1 :forsale 2 :availableforpurchaseatareducedprice Synonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingsale LearnMoreAboutsale Synonymsforsale Synonyms deal, trade, transaction VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsaleinaSentence Theyprofitedfromthesaleofthehouse. Salesareupby$6,000thismonth. Thecompanymadeoveronemilliondollarsinsalesthisquarter. Thestoreishavingaspringsale. Everythinginthestorewillbe15percentoffduringthesale. ThereisasaleonflightsbetweenNewYorkandParis. Hehasajobinsales. Thedepartmentisinchargeofsalesandmarketing. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb HisfirstIndianapolis500afterclosingthesalewasdelayedandheldinfrontofemptygrandstandsforthefirsttimeinracehistory. — oregonlive,11Apr.2022 TheRockCreekwillgoonsaleintheU.S.thissummer. — JoeyCapparella,CarandDriver,11Apr.2022 But,Goncalvessaidtariffsonpigironcouldjustslowthesalebutnotstopitcompletely. — AlexandraKukulka,chicagotribune.com,11Apr.2022 Serialnumberswillbecomearequirementunderthenewlaw,andcommercialsellersofthekitswillhavetobecomelicensedandrunbackgroundchecksonpotentialbuyerspriortosale. — ChelseyCox,USATODAY,11Apr.2022 Pierre’sspokespersonLauraHindulaksaidthesaleisexpectedtocloseinthesecondquarter. — SeanMcdonnell,cleveland,11Apr.2022 Thesalecomesalittlemorethanayearafterthestoriedinstitutionwasshakenbyallegationsofbadbehavior,detailedinaLosAngelesTimesinvestigation. — RogerVincentstaffWriter,LosAngelesTimes,11Apr.2022 Multiplestateshavemovedtorestricttheirsaleasghostgunsbecomemorecommonatcrimescenes. — KevinLiptak,CNN,11Apr.2022 Somegoodnews:NewreleasesfromEuropearenowonshipsheadedforourshoresandwillbeavailableforsalethisspringandsummer. — MikeDesimone,RobbReport,10Apr.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'sale.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingsale bakesale billofsale bring-and-buysale carbootsale clearancesale firesale forsale garagesale jumblesale makeasale onsale onsaleorreturn pre-sale publicsale rummagesale sidewalksale tagsale upforsale whitesale yardsale SeeMore bakesale billofsale bring-and-buysale carbootsale clearancesale firesale forsale garagesale jumblesale makeasale onsale onsaleorreturn pre-sale publicsale rummagesale sidewalksale tagsale upforsale whitesale yardsale SeeMore FirstKnownUseofsale beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforsale MiddleEnglish,fromOldEnglishsala;akintoOldHighGermansalatransfer,OldEnglishsellantosell—moreatsell LearnMoreAboutsale Sharesale PosttheDefinitionofsaletoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsaleonTwitter TimeTravelerforsale Thefirstknownuseofsalewas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster ASpielon'Sale'and'Sell' ASpielon'Sale'and'Sell' Whatcanwedotoputyouinanewusagearticletoday? DictionaryEntriesNearsale Saldidae sale Salé SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsale LastUpdated 13Apr2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Sale.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sale.Accessed21Apr.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsale sale noun \ˈsāl \ KidsDefinitionofsale 1 :anexchangeofgoodsorpropertyformoney 2 :aneventatwhichgoodsaresoldatloweredprices forsale :availabletobebought Thehouseisforsale. sale noun Legal Definitionofsale 1a :thetransferoftitletopropertyfromonepartytoanotherforaprice also :thecontractofsuchatransaction—seealsoshortentry1sense3—comparebarter,donation,exchange,gift — absolutesale :asalethattakesplacewithoutconditionsandwithtitlesimplypassingtothebuyeruponpaymentoftheprice—compareconditionalsaleinthisentry — bulksale :asalenotintheordinarycourseoftheseller'sbusinessofmorethanhalfoftheseller'sinventory —calledalso bulktransfer Note: Article6oftheUniformCommercialCodegovernsbulksales.Undersection6-102(c),inorderforasaletobeconsideredabulksale,thebuyer(oranauctioneerorliquidatorifthesaleisanauction)musthavebeengivennoticeorbeenableuponreasonableinquirytohavehadnoticethatthesellerwillnotafterwardcontinuetooperatethesameorasimilarkindofbusiness. — cashsale :asaleinwhichpaymentmustbemadeincash Note: UnderU.C.C.section2-310,paymentmustbemadeincashatthetimeandplacethatthebuyerreceivesthegoodsunlessthereisaprioragreementbetweenthepartiesforasaleoncredit. — conditionalsale :asalethatiscompleteonlywhenoneormoreconditionsaremet specifically :asaleinwhichthesellerextendscredittothebuyertopurchasetheitemandtakesasecurityinterestintheitemwiththebuyerreceivingtitlewhenthedebthasbeenfullypaidoff—compareabsolutesaleinthisentry — executionsale :asalecarriedouttoexecuteajudgmentunderauthorityofajudicialofficer(asacourtclerk)butnotbycourtorder — forcedsale :asaleofpropertyorderedbyacourtinordertosatisfyacreditor'sjudgmentagainstadebtor — foreclosuresale :asaleofpropertyupondefaultofamortgagetosatisfythedebt — judicialsale :asaleofpropertyconductedbyanauthorizedofficialbyorderofacourt:forcedsaleinthisentry — privatesale :anoftenunadvertisedsaleofpropertythatisnotopentothegeneralpublicanddoesnottakeplaceatasettimeorplace — publicsale :asale(asanauction)thatispubliclyadvertisedandthattakesplaceatalocationopentothepublic — saleingross :asaleofatractoflandthatisnotmadewithaguaranteeastotheexactamountoflandinvolved also :thesaleofanundividedproperty(asinexecutionofajudgment) — saleonapproval :aconditionalsalewhosecompletiondependsonacceptanceofthegoodsbyabuyer(asaconsumer)receivingthemprimarilyforusewiththeoptiontoreturnthemiftheydonotmeethisorherapprovaleventhoughtheyconformtocontract — saleorreturn :aconditionalsalewhosecompletiondependsonacceptanceofthegoodsbyabuyer(asamerchant)receivingthemprimarilyforresalewiththeoptiontoreturnthemiftheyarenotresoldeventhoughtheyconformtocontract — sheriff'ssale :aforcedsaleofpropertybyasheriffordeputysheriff — shortsale 1 :asaleofsecuritiesorcommoditiesthatthesellerdoesnotpossessorhasnotcontractedforatthetimeofthesale Note: Thepurposeofashortsaleistoprofitfromananticipateddropinthepriceofasecurityorcommodity.Typically,aninvestordirectsabrokertoborrowaquantityofstocksandtosellthematthecurrentprice.Ifthepricedrops,theinvestorthenrepurchasesanequalquantityatthelowerprice,returnstheborrowedstocks,andretainsthedifferenceinpriceasprofit.Ifthepricerisesinsteadoffalling,theinvestormaychooseorbecompelledtorepurchasethestocksatahigherpriceandtoacceptaloss. 2 :thesaleofamortgagedpropertyinwhichthepropertyownerreceivesforthesalelessthantheamountowingonthemortgageloanandthelenderagreestoaccepttheamountreceivedaspaymentinfullofthemortgageloan Note: Shortsalesaresometimesusedasanalternativetoforeclosure. — taxsale :aforcedsaleofpropertyresultingfromnonpaymentoftaxesbytheowner—comparetaxlienatlien b :acontractforsellingordisposingofasecurityoraninterestinasecurityforvalue—seealsoshortentry1sense2b,washsale 2 :thetransferofacontrolledsubstancetoanotherpersonformoneyorotherconsideration 3 :asellingofgoodsatlowerthanusualprices 4 plural a :operationsandactivitiesinvolvedinpromotingandsellinggoodsandservices vice-presidentofsales b :grossreceipts c :incomecalculatedundertheaccrualbasisofaccounting Salé geographicalname Sa·​lé |\sa-ˈlā \ variants: orchieflyformerlySallee\ ˈsa-​lē \ orArabicSla\ ˈslä \ DefinitionofSalé cityandportatthemouthofariverinnorthwesternMorocco;anorthernsuburbofRabatareapopulation849,000 MorefromMerriam-Websteronsale Nglish:TranslationofsaleforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsaleforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutsale WORDOFTHEDAY juxtapose SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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