sale
• noun 1 the exchange of a commodity for money. 2 (sales) the activity or profession of selling. 3 a period in which goods are sold at reduced prices. 4 a public event at which goods are sold or auctioned. — PHRASES for (or on) sale offered for purchase. sale or return Brit. an arrangement by which a retailer takes a quantity of goods with the right to return unsold items without payment. — ORIGIN Old English.
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