sale

Definition

  • noun: the act of selling something
  • noun: the act of selling
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: demand, market, auction

Examples

  • The bookstore operates 'on sale or return'. [=books in the store can be returned to the book supplier if the store does not sell them]

  • ('Brit') I bought these shoes 'in the sales'. [=at a time when many stores have a sale]

  • disappointing 'sales figures' [=numbers that show how much money was made from sales]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What I have here... ...I keep for their aesthetic and sentimental value. Yet proud as I am of my life's work... ...I have retired. Then give me one of these. These are not for sale. I didn't say "sell me." I said "give me." Why should I help you? Because my vermin is a former student of yours. (..)
    2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1