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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) the general activity of selling | |
| Examples: | "they tried to boost sales" "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
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| Related terms: | selling sell auction | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (business) a particular instance of selling | |
| Examples: | "he has just made his first sale" "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
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| Related terms: | selling divestiture | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling | |
| Examples: | "vitamin C is on sale at most pharmacies" "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" |
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| Related terms: | state merchantability | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (business) an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices | |
| Synonyms: | sales_event cut-rate_sale | |
| Examples: | "they held a sale to reduce their inventory" "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
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| Related terms: | occasion clearance_sale fire_sale rummage_sale white_sale garage_sale boot_sale fire_sale going-out-of-business_sale realisation selloff closeout bazaar | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7304 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (business) 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) | |
| Synonyms: | sales_agreement | |
| Examples: | "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" |
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| Related terms: | agreement sheriff's_sale conditional_sale | |
| Similar spelling: |
Saleh saale Sal Sallie Salley Sallee Saelee saul sail sally sallow shale Seale Salo Sala |
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