Thesaurus: sale

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1. n. See 1st Sallow.
2. v. t. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money.
3. v. t. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.
4. v. t. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction.
5. n. a particular instance of selling
6. n. the general activity of selling
7. n. an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
8. n. the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
9. 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)
10. See 1st Sallow. [Obs.] Spenser. 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money. 2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market. They shall have ready sale for them. Spenser. 3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. Sir W. Temple. Bill of sale. See under Bill. -- Of sale, On sale, For sale, to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. -- To set to sale, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of. [Obs.] Milton.
11. See 1st Sallow. [Obs.] Spenser.
12. n:100 n. a particular instance of selling n. the general activity of selling n. an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices n. the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling