sale

Meanings

Plural: sales

Noun

• a particular instance of selling
  • "he has just made his first sale"
  • "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
• the general activity of selling
  • "they tried to boost sales"
  • "laws limit the sale of handguns"
• 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"
• 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"
• 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"
• An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
• The sale of goods at reduced prices.
• The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
• A hall.

Synonyms

cut-rate sale, sale, sales agreement, sales event, vend, vent

Antonyms

purchase

Related Words

purchase, sell