sail vs sale vs sell :

sail or sale or sell

Sail is a piece of fabric attached to a ship and positioned such that it causes the wind to move the boat along briskly on water.

"The sail of is an important piece of the ship.

Sale is an exchange of good and services for cash or fund in an auction to the highest bidder.

"I've put the car up for sale."

Sell means an agreement to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. This is usually preceded by haggling on a specific price between the buyer and seller.

"Janet plans to sell the house if she could not get the loan eventually to raise money for her sister's hospital bill."


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Definitions
  sail
  • n  a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  • n  an ocean trip taken for pleasure
  • n  any structure that resembles a sail
  • v  traverse or travel on (a body of water)
    We sailed the Atlantic
    He sailed the Pacific all alone
  • v  move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
    Shreds of paper sailed through the air
  • v  travel on water propelled by wind
    I love sailing, especially on the open sea
    the ship sails on
  • v  travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
    The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
  sale
  • n  a particular instance of selling
    he has just made his first sale
    they had to complete the sale before the banks closed
  • n  the general activity of selling
    they tried to boost sales
    laws limit the sale of handguns
  • n  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
  • n  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
  • n  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
  sell
  • n  the activity of persuading someone to buy
    it was a hard sell
  • v  exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
  • v  be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
    These books sell like hot cakes
  • v  persuade somebody to accept something
    The French try to sell us their image as great lovers
  • v  do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
    The brothers sell shoes
  • v  give up for a price or reward
  • v  be approved of or gain acceptance
  • v  be responsible for the sale of
  • v  deliver to an enemy by treachery
News & Articles
  sail
  • About Town: Learn to sail at the GIYC
    On Monday, the Grosse Ile Yacht Club will begin its annual Learn to Sail program.
    June 17, 2013 - Ile Camera
  • Largest solar sail ever to launch in 2014
    By Mike WallSpace.comA huge solar sail designed to demonstrate the viability and value of propellant­­­-free propulsion is slated to blast into space in November 2014, mission officials say.NASA's Sunjammer spacecraft — whose 13,000-square-foot (1,208 square meters) sail will allow it to cruise through the heavens like a boat through the ocean — is scheduled to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 ...
    June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS
  • Full Sail University is Proud to Welcome Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs to Campus for 2013 State of the County ...
    Full Sail University is proud to welcome Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs to the university’s on-campus performance venue, Full Sail Live, where she is scheduled to deliver the 2013 State of the County Address on Friday, June 14 beginning at 9am. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10832695.htm
    June 14, 2013 - PRWeb
  sale
  • Awaited sale of former Madison school in home stretch
    MADISON – The sale of the five-acre former Green Village Road School property for a mixed-use redevelopment is in the home stretch as a subcommittee comprised of school and municipal officials prepare
    June 16, 2013 - Madison Eagle
  • Sale of Novelty Lighters Could Be Banned in NY
    ALBANY - The sale of novelty lighters shaped like toys, guns and cartoon characters could soon be banned under a bill poised to pass the state Legislature next week.
    June 15, 2013 - WGRZ-TV Buffalo
  • Spokane yard sale raises money for women's health
    SPOKANE, Wash. -- A yard sale held Saturday to raised $2,500 in eight hours for the Every Woman Can foundation. The Every Woman Can yard sale raises money and awareness for mammograms and cancer screenings. All of the money raised will stay local and go to an organization that provides cancer screening to women regardless of income or insurance. The Yard sale began at 6:00 a.m on Saturday at ...
    June 15, 2013 - KREM.com Spokane
  sell