The sale of goods is the act of selling them for money.
Efforts were made to limit the sale of sugary drinks. [+ of]
...a proposed manufacturing sale to India. [+ to]
He decided to move house and set about trying to make a sale.
Synonyms: selling, marketing, dealing, trading More Synonyms of sale
2. plural noun
The sales of a product are the quantity of it that is sold.
The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million. [+ of]
...the huge Christmas sales of computer games.
...retail sales figures.
3. plural noun
The part of a company that deals with sales deals with selling the company's products.
Until 1983 he worked in sales and marketing.
She was their Dusseldorf sales manager.
4. countable noun
A sale is an occasion when a shop sells things at less than their normal price.
...a pair of jeans bought half-price in a sale.
Many stores have started their January sales a month early.
5. countable noun
A sale is an event when goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
The painting was bought by dealers at the Christie's sale.
Synonyms: auction, fair, mart, bazaar More Synonyms of sale
6. See also car boot sale, jumble sale
7.
See for sale
8.
See on sale
9.
See on sale
10.
See up for sale
sale in British English
(seɪl)
noun
1.
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
2.
the amount sold
3.
the opportunity to sell; market
there was no sale for luxuries
4.
the rate of selling or being sold
a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
5.
a.
an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
b.
(as modifier)
sale bargains
6.
an auction
Word origin
Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell
Sale in British English
(seɪl)
noun
1.
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
2.
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)
Salé in British English
(French sale)
noun
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
Salé in American English
(sæˈleɪ)
city & seaport in NW Morocco: suburb of Rabat: pop. 521,000
sale in American English
(seɪl)
noun
1.
the act of selling; exchange of property of any kind, or of services, for an agreed sum of money or other valuable consideration
2.
opportunity to sell or be sold; market
3.
the act of offering goods to the highest bidder; auction
4.
a special offering of goods at prices lower than usual
5. [pl.]
receipts in business
6. [pl.]
the work, department, etc. of selling
a job in sales
Idioms:
for sale
on sale
Word origin
ME < OE sala < ON: for IE base see sell
sale in Retail1
(seɪl)
Word forms: (regular plural) sales
noun
(Retail: General)
Sales of goods, property, or services is their exchange for agreed sums of money or credit.
Sales of soft cheeses dropped by 2 percent.
Like-for-like sales of footwear grew 26 percent year-on-year.
Sales of goods, property, or services is their exchange for agreed sums of money or credit.
on sale, sale or return
Talking about salesCompanies report that sales of a particular product have risen or grown when they have gone up. They say that they have fallen, dropped or slumped when they have gone down.Something that causes sales to go up is said to boost sales.If a product is selling well, sales are up, brisk or booming and if it is not selling well, sales are down, flat or sluggish.
sale in Retail2
(seɪl)
Word forms: (regular plural) sales
noun
(Retail: Merchandising)
If a store holds a sale it offers goods at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks.
At the local shopping mall the winter sales were still in full swing in early February.
Just after Thanksgiving, Black Friday is the day of sales that is supposed to get retailers back "into the black".
If a store holds a sale it offers goods at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks.
fire sale, flash sale
COBUILD Collocations
sale
global sales
online sales
overall sales
quick sale
Examples of 'sale' in a sentence
sale
Some people are too grand and too rich for sales shopping.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The egregious schemes were targeted mostly at the sale of investment products.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
China apparently accounted for a third of the total sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The trio have been quizzed about allegedly setting up bogus firms to avoid duty on alcohol sales.
The Sun (2014)
The move will be a precursor to the sale of the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Exchange or sale of voucher is prohibited.
The Sun (2012)
Luck is linked to an auction or special sale.
The Sun (2011)
The range is on sale next month.
The Sun (2014)
They will go on sale early next year.
The Sun (2009)
Worked as a sales manager for a sports company.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Retailers have attributed weakened sales in part to inflation outstripping pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are now being offered for sale for considerably less than the original price.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Interest is compounded and repaid with the loan from the final property sale.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We see that the effect of a dollar devaluation is to reduce imports and sales and raise prices.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
Sales of computer games rose by nearly 63 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This suit is almost half-price in the sale.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Scalextric sales have risen by 53 per cent on last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Such plans usually involve asset sales, job losses and negotiations for better borrowing terms.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The slide is tipped to trigger a 4 per cent decline in retail sales across the country this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A chemical company with $30 million of sales may be a fairly big business.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
In other languages
sale
British English: sale /seɪl/ NOUN
The sale of goods is the selling of them for money.
Shops reported an increase in the sale of snacks and soft drinks.
American English: sale
Arabic: بَيْع
Brazilian Portuguese: venda ato de vender
Chinese: 销售
Croatian: prodaja
Czech: prodej
Danish: salg
Dutch: verkoop
European Spanish: venta
Finnish: myynti
French: vente
German: Verkauf
Greek: πώληση
Italian: vendita
Japanese: 販売
Korean: 판매
Norwegian: salg
Polish: sprzedaż
European Portuguese: venda acto de vender
Romanian: vânzare
Russian: продажа
Latin American Spanish: venta
Swedish: rea
Thai: การขาย
Turkish: satış
Ukrainian: продаж
Vietnamese: sự bán
All related terms of 'sale'
no sale
a situation in which a seller and a potential buyer are unable to agree terms to sell something so that a sale does not take place
on sale
Products that are on sale can be bought in shops .
bake sale
a sale of homemade, donated baked goods, as by a church or club to raise money
boot sale
a sale of goods from car boots in a site hired for the occasion
cash sale
a transaction that specifies that securities must be delivered to the buyer on the day that the purchase is made
fire sale
A fire sale is an event in which goods are sold cheaply because the shop or storeroom they were in has been damaged by fire.
for sale
If something is for sale , it is being offered to people to buy .
tag sale
a garage sale of items that have price tags
wash sale
the illegal stock-exchange practice of buying and selling the same securities at an inflated price through a colluding broker to give the impression that the security has a strong market
yard sale
A yard sale is a sale where people sell things they no longer want from a table outside their house.
flash sale
A flash sale is a sale, held for a very limited time, offering very large discounts on surplus stock.
forced sale
a sale held as a result of a judicial order
garage sale
If you have a garage sale , you sell things such as clothes , toys , and household items that you do not want , usually in your garage.
house sale
the sale of a house
jumble sale
A jumble sale is a sale of cheap second-hand goods, usually held to raise money for charity.
quick sale
The sale of goods is the act of selling them for money.
sale price
the price at which something sells or is sold at after its price has been reduced
sale value
the amount of money that something would make if it were to be sold
short sale
a sale of securities or commodities which the seller does not yet have but expects to cover later at a lower price
white sale
a sale of household linens at reduced prices
auction sale
an instance of items being sold by auction
bargain sale
an event at which goods are sold at low prices , usually to clear old stocks
charity sale
a sale in aid of charity
clearing sale
the auction of plant, stock , and effects of a country property , esp after the property has changed hands
distress sale
a sale of distress merchandise
forward sale
the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
judicial sale
a forced sale of property authorized or required by a court of law in order to satisfy a debt etc
remnant sale
a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
rummage sale
A rummage sale is a sale of cheap used goods that is usually held to raise money for charity.
warrant sale
a sale of someone's personal belongings or household effects that have been seized to meet unpaid debts
bill of sale
a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
clearance sale
A clearance sale is a sale in which the goods in a shop are sold at reduced prices, because the shopkeeper wants to get rid of them quickly or because the shop is closing down.
gain on sale
A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value .
loss on sale
A loss on sale is the amount of money that is lost by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value .
sale of work
a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club , church congregation , etc, to raise money
up for sale
If a property or company is up for sale , its owner is trying to sell it.
car boot sale
A car boot sale is a sale where people sell things they own and do not want from a little stall or from the back of their car.
close-out sale
a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
farm-gate sale
the sale of produce direct from the producer
point of sale
The point of sale is the place in a shop where a product is passed from the seller to the customer . The abbreviation → POS is also used.
sale or return
an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold , returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
closing-down sale
a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
closing-out sale
a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
sale and leaseback
leaseback
sale of produce
the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
bring-and-buy sale
A bring-and-buy sale is an informal sale to raise money for a charity or other organization. People who come to the sale bring things to be sold and buy things that other people have brought.
jumble
A jumble of things is a lot of different things that are all mixed together in a disorganized or confused way.
sale and lease back
a system of raising capital for a business by selling the business property and then renting it from the new owner for an agreed period
conditional sale agreement
a type of hire-purchase agreement
electronic point of sale
a computerized system for recording sales in retail shops, using a laser scanner at the cash till to read bar codes on the packages of the items sold
Chinese translation of 'sale'
sale
(seɪl)
n
(s) (= selling) 出售 (chūshòu)
⇒ new laws to control the sale of guns控制枪支出售的新法律 (kòngzhì qiāngzhī chūshòu de xīn fǎlǜ)
(c) (with reductions) 贱(賤)卖(賣) (jiànmài) (次, cì)
(c) (= auction) 拍卖(賣) (pāimài)
⇒ a cattle sale牛拍卖 (niú pāimài)
closing-down or (US) liquidation sale清仓(倉)大甩卖(賣) (qīngcāng dà shuǎimài)
(on) sale or return卖(賣)不出去可以退货(貨) (mài bù chūqù kěyǐ tuìhuò)
to be on sale (Brit, = available) 上市 (shàngshì) (US, = reduced) 廉价(價)出售 (liánjià chūshòu)
to be (up) for sale待售 (dàishòu)
Derived Forms
salesn pl
(= quantity sold) 销(銷)售量 (xiāoshòuliàng)
⇒ Car sales are down.小汽车销售量有所下降。 (Xiǎoqìchē xiāoshòuliàng yǒu suǒ xiàjiàng.)