sale
[ seyl ]
/ seɪl /
noun
Idioms for sale
for sale,
offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
on sale,
able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin of sale
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English
sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German
sala. Cf.
sell1
OTHER WORDS FROM sale
in·ter·sale, noun non·sale, noun sub·sale, nounWords nearby sale
British Dictionary definitions for non-sale (1 of 3)
sale
/ (seɪl) /
noun
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
the amount sold
the opportunity to sell; market
there was no sale for luxuries
the rate of selling or being sold
a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
- an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
- (as modifier)sale bargains
an auction
Word Origin for sale
Old English
sala, from Old Norse
sala. See also
sell
British Dictionary definitions for non-sale (2 of 3)
Sale
/ (seɪl) /
noun
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for non-sale (3 of 3)
Salé
/ (French sale) /
noun
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
Idioms and Phrases with non-sale
sale
see close the sale; on sale; white sale.