sale
//seːl//
Forms
- Plural
- sales
Definitions
1.An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
- He celebrated after the sale of company.
2.The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
3.Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).
- They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2227
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English sale
From Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”)
From Old Norse sala (“sale”)
From Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”)
From Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).