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noun
Idioms1.
the act of selling.
2.
a quantity sold.
3.
opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale.
4.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
5.
EXPANDtransfer of property for money or credit.
6.
COLLAPSEan auction.
7.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
8.
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
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On sale
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Origin:
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Compare sell1
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Compare sell1
Related forms
in·ter·sale, noun
non·sale, noun
sub·sale, noun
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sale
late O.E. sala "a sale," from O.N. sala "sale," from P.Gmc. *salo (cf. O.H.G. sala, Swed. salu, Dan. salg), from root *sal-, source of *saljan (cf. O.E. sellan; see sell). Sense of "a selling of shop goods at lower prices than usual" first appeared 1866. Salesman is from 1523;
EXPANDsalesmanship first attested 1880.
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Idioms & Phrases
on sale
At a reduced price, as in These rugs have been on sale for a month. The use of sale for disposing of goods at lowered prices dates from about 1860.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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