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sale
[seyl] 
–noun
—Idioms| 1. | 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. | transfer of property for money or credit. |
| 6. | an 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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| sale (sāl) n.
[Middle English, from Old English sala, from Old Norse.] |
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Sale
Sale\, n. See 1st Sallow. [Obs.] --Spenser.Sale
Sale\, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See Sell, v. t.]1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money. 2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market. They shall have ready sale for them. --Spenser. 3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. --Sir W. Temple. Bill of sale. See under Bill. Of sale, On sale, For sale, to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. To set to sale, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Language Translation for : sale
Spanish:
venta,
German:
der Verkauf,
Japanese:
販売
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; salesmanship first attested 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Sale
1) In general, a transaction between two parties where the buyer receives goods (tangible or intangible), services and/or assets in exchange for money.
2) An agreement between a buyer and seller on the price of a security.
Investopedia Commentary
Every day, millions of people take part in countless sales transactions across the globe, creating a constant flow of value which forms the backbone of our economies. Sales of investment vehicles in the financial markets represent highly refined value exchanges.
For example, consider a typical middle-class person purchasing their first home. Obviously, a sale occurs when the home is sold to the buyer. However, there are many layers of sales surrounding the deal. Very likely, a lending institution would sell financing, via a mortgage, to the homebuyer. Then, the lending institution likely sells that mortgage to another individual as an investment. An investment manager could earn a living trading bundles of mortgages and other kinds of debt financing.
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See also: Barter, Buyer's Market, Crystallization, Purchase Price, Trade, Wash Sale
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Main Entry: sale
Function: noun
1 a : the transfer of title to property from one party to another for a price; also : the contract of such a transaction —see also SHORT 2 —compare BARTER, DONATION, EXCHANGE, GIFT
absolute sale
: a sale that takes place without conditions and with title simply passing to the buyer upon payment of the price —compare CONDITIONAL SALE in this entry
bulk sale
: a sale not in the ordinary course of the seller's business of more than half of the seller's inventory called also bulk transfer
NOTE: Article 6 of the Uniform Commercial Code governs bulk sales. Under section 6-102(c), in order for a sale to be considered a bulk sale, the buyer (or an auctioneer or liquidator if the sale is an auction) must have been given notice or been able upon reasonable inquiry to have had notice that the seller will not afterward continue to operate the same or a similar kind of business.
cash sale
: a sale in which payment must be made in cash
NOTE: Under U.C.C. section 2-310, payment must be made in cash at the time and place that the buyer receives the goods unless there is a prior agreement between the parties for a sale on credit.
conditional sale
: a sale that is complete only when one or more conditions are met; specifically : a sale in which the seller extends credit to the buyer to purchase the item and takes a security interest in the item with the buyer receiving title when the debt has been fully paid off —compare ABSOLUTE SALE in this entry
execution sale
: a sale carried out to execute a judgment under authority of a judicial officer (as a court clerk) but not by court order
forced sale
: a sale of property ordered by a court in order to satisfy a creditor's judgment against a debtor
foreclosure sale
: a sale of property upon default of a mortgage to satisfy the debt
judicial sale
: a sale of property conducted by an authorized official by order of a court : FORCED SALE in this entry
private sale
: an often unadvertised sale of property that is not open to the general public and does not take place at a set time or place
public sale
: a sale (as an auction) that is publicly advertised and that takes place at a location open to the public
sale in gross
: a sale of a tract of land that is not made with a guarantee as to the exact amount of land involved; also : the sale of an undivided property (as in execution of a judgment)
sale on ap·prov·al
: a conditional sale whose completion depends on acceptance of the goods by a buyer (as a consumer) receiving them primarily for use with the option to return them if they do not meet his or her approval even though they conform to contract
sale or return
: a conditional sale whose completion depends on acceptance of the goods by a buyer (as a merchant) receiving them primarily for resale with the option to return them if they are not resold even though they conform to contract
sheriff's sale
: a forced sale of property by a sheriff or deputy sheriff
tax sale
: a forced sale of property resulting from nonpayment of taxes by the owner —compare tax lien at LIEN b : a contract for selling or disposing of a security or an interest in a security for value —see also SHORT 2b, WASH SALE
2 : the transfer of a controlled substance to another person for money or other consideration
3 : a selling of goods at lower than usual prices
4 plural a : operations and activities involved in promoting and selling goods and services
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sale
see close the sale; on sale; white sale.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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