Collins English-English Dictionary

sale [seɪl]

1. 1. n the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit

2. 2. n the amount sold

3. 3. n the opportunity to sell; market

   there was no sale for luxuries

4. 4. n the rate of selling or being sold

   a slow sale of synthetic fabrics

5. 5. n an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks

6. 6. n (as modifier)

   sale bargains

7. 7. n an auction

8. 8. n [Etymology] Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell