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sale noun [ seɪl ]

• the exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something.
• "we withdrew it from sale"
Similar: selling, vending, disposal, dealing, trading, bargaining,
Opposite: purchase,
• a period during which a shop or dealer sells goods at reduced prices.
• "the January sales got under way this week"
Similar: deal, transaction, bargain, disposal,
Opposite: purchase,
Origin: late Old English sala, from Old Norse sala, of Germanic origin; related to sell.

for sale

• offered for purchase; to be bought.
"cars for sale at reasonable prices"

on sale

• offered for purchase.
"the November issue is on sale now"

sale or return

• an arrangement by which a purchaser takes a quantity of goods with the right of returning surplus goods without payment.
"booksellers normally order books on a sale-or-return basis"



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