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sale

sale

464 1.0
Something that people can buy
  • noun
  • /seɪl/
translation icon : en venta
  • Yeah, tickets are officially on sale for our world tour.
  • available for sale
  • items for sale
  • offered for sale

And so that is on sale right now.

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Examples

  • I saw this house in the Bahamas for sale.

  • Vehicles that achieve this efficiency level are available for sale today in the subcompact size class.

    Academic text (1999)
  • All this stuff is for sale, too, by the way.

  • Do you know of any homes for sale there? -

  • You said everything here was for sale.

  • I'm telling you, I give my mother a week before she's got her house up for sale.

  • Further, the amount Johnny received from the sale was insufficient to purchase housing in the Cainhoy area.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I don't know, there's a huge like sale at Ulta this whole week.

  • "As soon as those pantyhose go on sale, you've got to let me know," Nadine said.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The new operating system for Macintosh computers will go on sale in July for $19.99.

Antonyms

The state of not being there or ready when someone needs it

Idioms

209 1.0

Available for people to buy

Compounds

40 1.2

An event at someone's home to sell used household items

37 1.7

An event where people sell cakes or cookies to raise money for a cause

33 1.6

A sale outside a home where people sell used things

9 4.2

People sell goods at very low prices because they must sell quickly

short sale
  • Specialized
8 5.6

Selling a house for less than the amount owed on the mortgage with the bank's agreement

bill of sale
  • Formal
7 3.7

Written paper that shows one person sells a thing like a car to another who becomes the owner

6 2.3

An event where people sell used or donated things to raise money for charity

point-of-sale
  • Specialized
5 4.0

The place where customers pay for things in a shop

A sale when a shop sells many items at low prices to make room for new stock

A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing

short sale
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Selling shares you do not own to buy them back later at a lower price

1 3.2

A store event that offers lower prices on bed sheets and towels

A sale of most goods at low prices when a business closes down

1 8.4

A public event where a local officer called a sheriff sells property to pay a debt

1 3.2

A public sale where items go to the person who offers the most money

6.6

An outdoor market where people sell things from the back of their car

4.1

An outdoor market where people sell things from the back of their cars

7.0

An agreement where the seller keeps ownership of the goods until the buyer pays in full

2.7

An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock

9.0

A public sale of a person's property ordered by a court to pay a debt

forced sale
  • Formal
5.6

A sale of a person's property ordered by a court or bank to pay a debt

A shop event to sell old or extra items at low prices

judicial sale
  • Formal
7.7

A sale of property that a court orders to pay a debt

2.7

A sale where people buy used or donated things to raise money for charity

9.9

An agreement to transfer land as one piece without promising the exact size

How Available

in stock
25 1.4
sale
464 1.0

Surface Forms

sale singular
sales plural

Etymology

Sale meaning 'available to buy' comes from the same root as sell, so when you see 'for sale' it means the owner is offering the item to be bought. This connection explains why sale shows that something is ready to be bought.