sale
sayl
- 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
- The auto industry's new sales numbers are awful.
- The automaker's total sales dropped 9% for July, but dealer inventories declined significantly and retail sales grew as consumer traffic more than doubled in the last week of the .
- Anne Marie Moriarty, a vice president of Corcoran realtors, says residential real estate sales to foreigners have doubled in the past 15 months.