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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sale \Sale\, n. See 1st {Sallow}. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sale \Sale\, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell See {Sell}, v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money. 2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market. They shall have ready sale for them --Spenser. 3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. --Sir W. Temple. {Bill of sale}. See under {Bill}. {Of sale}, {On sale}, {For sale}, to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. {To set to sale}, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of [Obs.] --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sale n 1: the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" 2: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" 3: the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "vitamin C is on sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" 4: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {cut-rate sale}, {sales event}] 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}]
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