sale
sale Lexical Profile
sale Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The exchange of a commodity, property, or service for money; the action of selling something.
"The real estate agent finalized the sale of the historic property yesterday afternoon."
A period or occasion during which a retailer sells goods at reduced prices.
"I bought this winter coat during the department store's annual clearance sale."
A public event or auction at which goods or property are sold to buyers.
"The local library organized a charity book sale to fund new reading programs for children."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently confused with the homophone 'sail' (a piece of fabric used to catch wind on a boat, or to travel by water) and the verb 'sell' (to exchange goods for money; 'sale' is the noun form).
• Rhymes for sale
Word Origin & Etymology
From late Old English sala, borrowed from Old Norse sala ('a sale'), which is related to the verb sell and traces back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to hand over or deliver'.