Disposal of something by sale; an instance of this.

a special sale of merchandise at reduced prices in the summer, esp. one held to clear seasonal stock.

Originally and chiefly U.S. A sale of goods or stock at discounted prices. Now rare.

A special disposal of shop goods at rates lower than those usually charged in order to get rid of them rapidly, e.g. at the end of a ‘season’.

a sale of goods at reduced prices to effect a clearance of superfluous stock.

U.S. colloquial = riot sale n. at compounds 3.