sale

noun

ˈsāl How to pronounce sale (audio)
Definition of salenext
as in transaction
the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price my neighbor tried to make a sale, but no one was interested in buying his old car they made enough profit from the sale of the house for a down payment on the new one

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Recent Examples of sale De Montpellier said shops and shopping centers face lower footfall, closures and lost sales; hotels, cafés, restaurants and travel services risk losing activity that customers are less likely to reschedule. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The sale was part of an auction of works from the collection of Jeanne Schlumberger, whose family made its fortune in the oil services industry. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 Taylor Swift sold about 40,000 copies in the first week, but sales grew steadily thanks to country radio and word of mouth. — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 According to Puma, Arens will be responsible for the company’s global commercial organization and marketplace strategy, overseeing its sales activities across all channels and markets worldwide. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sale
  1. transaction
  2. deal
  3. auction
  4. purchase
  5. bargain
Noun
  • In Singapore, where retail payments are already highly efficient, stablecoins may have fewer applications in consumer transactions, while corporate payments could offer greater opportunities, Driver said.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The median transaction took approximately 13 months from announcement to launch.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of transaction
Noun
  • Buying Riley out of his deal would mean forking over upwards of $70 million, plus more for his assistants.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The reason most never trigger the federal reporting requirement is because these acquisitions happen through a series of smaller, piecemeal deals rather than one large merger.
    — Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • The auction was a strong start to Sotheby’s Paris sales, which continue Friday with auctions devoted to modern art and Surrealism.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Wallace gets her pumpkins—including black pumpkins and ones with faces made by growing the pumpkins in molds—from an auction in Pennsylvania.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of auction
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  • Those factors are putting homeownership out of reach for many buyers while others delay a purchase and hope for more favorable conditions, perhaps in the spring.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • There are also some grab-and-go snacks available for purchase in the living/reception area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchase
Noun
  • Add in the inconsistency of Green Bay’s rookie kicker, Trey Smack, and the points look like an absolute bargain.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Her organizing was instrumental in California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers the legal right to form unions, hold secret-ballot elections, and bargain collectively with their employers.
    — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargain

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