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- [seɪl]noun1) [C/U] the process of selling goods or services for moneya ban on the sale of arms[/ex]2) [C] a single instance of selling goods or servicesI'm willing to lower the price in order to make a sale.[/ex]3) [C] an event at which people meet to buy and sell thingsa second-hand book sale[/ex]4) [C] an event or period of time during which a shop reduces the prices of some of its goodsthe start of the after-Christmas sales[/ex]5) sales[plural] the total number of things that a company sells within a particular period of time, or the money that it earns by selling thingsSales are up for the month of May.[/ex]We hope to increase sales this year to £50 million.[/ex]Do you have the sales figures yet?[/ex]6) sales[plural] the department of a company that sells its goods or servicesDave works in sales.[/ex]•for sale — available for people to buy[/ex]That chair is not for sale.[/ex]on sale — 1) available for people to buy[/ex]Tickets for the performance are on sale at the box office.[/ex]
— 2) Americanavailable for people to buy at a price that is less than the usual price
Bedding usually goes on sale in January.[/ex]up for sale — available for people to buy[/ex]We're putting the factory up for sale.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.