sale

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of selling goods or services; the transfer of ownership of goods or services from one party to another in exchange for money.

  - "The store had a sale on all electronics."
  - "I made a sale to a customer in another state."

• Noun

  A public auction or competitive bidding.

  - "The painting sold for a record price at the auction."
  - "The real estate sale included several parcels of land."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sale
mail , ale , ail , aleia , hale

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Sail (English) : A large piece of fabric used to propel a ship or boat.
   

2. Sale (English) : The act of selling goods or services; the transfer of ownership of goods or services from one party to another in exchange for money.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Sail (English) : A large piece of fabric used to propel a ship or boat.
   

2. Sail (English) : To travel by sea in a ship or boat.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of sale that leads to same result
for sale , on sale , sale , sales , Sale , Sallee , Sla , bake sale , bake sales , bill of sale , bills of sale , fire-sale , fire sale , fire sales , garage sale , garage sales , jumble sale , jumble sales , public sale , public sales , rummage sale , rummage sales

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Forms

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Sells, Selling, Sold

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French desaler ‘to empty, clear out, sell’, from de- ‘off’ + seler ‘to empty, sell’.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest sale took place in 1979 when the Soviet Union sold 200 million tons of grain to other countries.

2. The word 'sale' comes from the Old French word 'desaler', which means 'to empty' or 'to clear out'.

3. The first recorded use of the word 'sale' in English was in the year 1382.

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Related Concepts

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1. Market: A market is a place, usually a building or a specific area of a city, where transactions of goods or commodities are carried out between buyers and sellers.

2. Retail: Retail is the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers for their personal use.

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Culture

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Sales have been a significant part of human history, from ancient markets to modern retail establishments. In literature, sales have been depicted as both opportunities for gain and sources of conflict. In art, sales have been portrayed as both mundane transactions and moments of excitement and celebration.

How to Memorize "sale"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a store with a sign that says 'Sale'. Visualize customers browsing the aisles, picking up items, and bringing them to the cash register to purchase.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sale' with the image of a shopping cart full of items.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Sell A Lot' to help remember the meaning of sale.

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