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

  • (..) Meeting adjourned. Ho, boy! Will you take a look at all those presents? I can't see a thing. Yes, sir, we're next month's garage sale fodder for sure. -Any dinosaur-shaped ones? -Oh, for crying out loud. -They're all in boxes, you idiot. -They're getting bigger. Wait, there's a nice (..)
    1995 Toy Story