sale
Idioms about sale
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin of sale
1Other words from sale
- in·ter·sale, noun
- non·sale, noun
- subsale, noun
Words Nearby sale
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How to use sale in a sentence
While there are lags in sales, the tendency is to continually check in with people.
‘It can take on a panopticon effect’: Slack’s presenteeism problem grows with no end in sight for remote work | Lucinda Southern | August 28, 2020 | DigidayThis right-of-sale dynamic appears to be particularly acute in the free, ad-supported streaming TV market.
Business publisher Quartz had to close its London office space after ad sales halved in May, cutting 40% of its global workforce.
‘Not enough money to go around’: US digital-media publishers curb international expansion | Lucinda Southern | August 26, 2020 | DigidayFacebook Shops is an e-commerce feature that lets businesses list products for sale across its apps via virtual storefronts.
As online shopping intensifies, e-commerce marketers are becoming increasingly reliant on Facebook’s ads | Seb Joseph | August 25, 2020 | DigidayOur online and direct-to-consumer sales are up 700% since January, but our in-store retail sales are down 75%.
OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder on launching a hemp-infused sparkling water brand | Rachel King | August 24, 2020 | Fortune
Tickets go on sale to the public January 15; check back then for a link and an early peek at the inspiring lineup of speakers.
In October, news broke that Regal hired Morgan Stanley to explore a possible sale.
The Right-Wing Billionaire Who Bowed to North Korea over ‘The Interview’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDee Dee candles, rosaries, shirts and prints are offered for sale near the gallery's door as a kind of consolation.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts first sale was a Dan Colen work, which sold for “something like $120,000 or $150,000.”
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War Cabinet in 1942.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe conceived an idea of securing agents among the colored people, and in that way effect a good sale.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxFruit-trees are clearly too scarce, though Cherries in abundance were offered for sale as we passed.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyHe continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The duty on importation had been only twopence per pound, a moderate sum in view of the prices realized by the sale of it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.We are going to send our butler to the sale to-morrow, to pick up some of that sixty-four.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for sale (1 of 3)
/ (seɪl) /
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
the amount sold
the opportunity to sell; market: there was no sale for luxuries
the rate of selling or being sold: a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
(as modifier): sale bargains
an auction
Origin of sale
1British Dictionary definitions for Sale (2 of 3)
/ (seɪl) /
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for Salé (3 of 3)
/ (French sale) /
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sale
see close the sale; on sale; white sale.
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