sale
1. a particular instance of selling (Freq. 29)
- he has just made his first sale
- they had to complete the sale before the banks closed
• Hypernyms:
selling, merchandising, marketing
• Hyponyms:
divestiture
2. the general activity of selling (Freq. 18)
- they tried to boost sales
- laws limit the sale of handguns
• Hypernyms:
selling, merchandising, marketing
• Hyponyms:
auction, auction sale, vendue, sell
3. an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices (Freq. 1)
- they held a sale to reduce their inventory
- I got some great bargains at their annual sale
• Syn:
cut-rate sale, sales event
• Hypernyms:
occasion
• Hyponyms:
bazaar, fair, car boot sale, boot sale, clearance sale,
inventory-clearance sale, closeout, fire sale, garage sale, yard sale, going-out-of-business sale,
realization, realisation, rummage sale, jumble sale, selloff, white sale
4. the state of being purchasable;
offered or exhibited for selling
- you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies
- the new line of cars will soon be on sale
• Hypernyms:
merchantability
5. 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)
- the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office
• Syn:
sales agreement
• Hypernyms:
agreement, understanding
• Hyponyms:
conditional sale, sheriff's sale, execution sale, judicial sale, forced sale
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