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sale - 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" |
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occasion reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
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bazaar,
fair a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"
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boot sale,
car boot sale an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car
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clearance sale,
inventory-clearance sale a sale to reduce inventory
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closeout a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock
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fire sale a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
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fire sale a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
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garage sale,
yard sale an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises
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going-out-of-business sale a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common"
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realisation,
realization something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
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jumble sale,
rummage sale a sale of donated articles
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selloff a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
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white sale a sale of household linens
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sale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
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merchandising,
selling,
marketing the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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auction sale,
vendue,
auction the public sale of something to the highest bidder
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sell the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
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sale - 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" |
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understanding,
agreement the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
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conditional sale a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
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execution sale,
forced sale,
judicial sale,
sheriff's sale a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
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sale - a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
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merchandising,
selling,
marketing the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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divestiture the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
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sale - 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" |
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merchantability the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold
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