| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | sey'l |
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| Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 89 more rhymes in eyl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The general activity of selling. |
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| Examples | "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| Narrower | auction, auction sale, vendue; sell |
| Broader | selling, merchandising, marketing |
| Meaning | A particular instance of selling. |
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| Examples | "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
| Narrower | divestiture |
| Broader | selling, merchandising, marketing |
| Meaning | The state of being purchasable. Offered or exhibited for selling. |
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| Examples | "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" |
| Broader | merchantability |
| Meaning | An occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices. |
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| Examples | "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| Synonyms | cut-rate sale, sales event |
| Narrower | bazaar, fair; car boot sale, boot sale; clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale; closeout; fire sale; fire sale; garage sale, yard sale; going-out-of-business sale; realization, realisation; rummage sale, jumble sale; selloff; white sale |
| Broader | occasion |
| Meaning | An agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer). |
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| Examples | "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" |
| Synonyms | sales agreement |
| Narrower | conditional sale; sheriff's sale, execution sale, judicial sale, forced sale |
| Broader | agreement, understanding |