Sale definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Word forms: plural sales. 1. singular noun. The sale of goods is the act of selling them for money. Efforts were made to limit the sale of sugary drinks. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'sale'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× sale (seɪl ) Wordforms:pluralsales 1. singularnoun Thesaleofgoodsistheactofsellingthemformoney. Effortsweremadetolimitthesaleofsugarydrinks.[+of] ...aproposedmanufacturingsaletoIndia.[+to] Hedecidedtomovehouseandsetabouttryingtomakeasale. Synonyms:selling,marketing,dealing,trading MoreSynonymsofsale 2. pluralnoun Thesalesofaproductarethequantityofitthatissold. Thenewspaperhassalesof1.72million.[+of] ...thehugeChristmassalesofcomputergames. ...retailsalesfigures. 3. pluralnoun Thepartofacompanythatdealswithsalesdealswithsellingthecompany'sproducts. Until1983heworkedinsalesandmarketing. ShewastheirDusseldorfsalesmanager. 4. countablenoun Asaleisanoccasionwhenashopsellsthingsatlessthantheirnormalprice. ...apairofjeansboughthalf-priceinasale. ManystoreshavestartedtheirJanuarysalesamonthearly. 5. countablenoun Asaleisaneventwhengoodsaresoldtothepersonwhooffersthehighestprice. ThepaintingwasboughtbydealersattheChristie'ssale. Synonyms:auction,fair,mart,bazaar MoreSynonymsofsale 6. Seealsocarbootsale,jumblesale 7. Seeforsale 8. Seeonsale 9. Seeonsale 10. Seeupforsale COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof sale Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'sale' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'sale' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Lyrids' HindiTranslationof'sale' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency saleinBritishEnglish (seɪl ) noun1. theexchangeofgoods,property,orservicesforanagreedsumofmoneyorcredit 2. theamountsold 3. theopportunitytosell;market therewasnosaleforluxuries 4. therateofsellingorbeingsold aslowsaleofsyntheticfabrics 5. a. aneventatwhichgoodsaresoldatreducedprices,usuallytoclearoldstocks b. (asmodifier) salebargains 6. anauction CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishsala,fromOldNorsesala.Seealsosell WordFrequency SaleinBritishEnglish (seɪl ) noun1. atowninNWEngland,inTraffordunitaryauthority,GreaterManchester:aresidentialsuburbofManchester.Pop:55 234(2001) 2. acityinSEAustralia,inSEVictoria:centreofanagriculturalregion.Pop:12 854(2001) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency SaléinBritishEnglish (Frenchsale ) noun aportinNWMorocco,ontheAtlanticadjoiningRabat.Pop:880 000(2003) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency SaléinAmericanEnglish (sæˈleɪ ) city&seaportinNWMorocco:suburbofRabat:pop.521,000 Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency saleinAmericanEnglish (seɪl ) noun1.  theactofselling;exchangeofpropertyofanykind,orofservices,foranagreedsumofmoneyorothervaluableconsideration 2.  opportunitytosellorbesold;market 3.  theactofofferinggoodstothehighestbidder;auction 4.  aspecialofferingofgoodsatpriceslowerthanusual 5. [pl.] receiptsinbusiness 6. [pl.] thework,department,etc.ofselling ajobinsales Idioms: forsale onsale Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME