n.
- the exchange of a commodity for money; the process of selling something.
▸
(sales)
a quantity or amount sold.
-
(sales)
the activity or profession of selling.
- a period in which goods are disposed of at reduced prices.
- a public or charitable event at which goods are sold.
▸a public auction.
Phrase
- for
(or on)
sale
offered for purchase. - sale or return
Brit. an arrangement by which a purchaser takes a quantity of goods with the right to return any surplus without payment.
Etymology
OE sala, from ON sala, of Gmc origin.
