sale

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/seːl/
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/seːl/ · /seɪl/

Definition of sale

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
    “He celebrated after the sale of company.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
    “He celebrated after the sale of company.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).
    “They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
  4. (obsolete)A hall.

name

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9892).
  2. A town in the Shire of Wellington, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named after Robert Sale.
  3. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).

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