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Complete Definition of "sale"

see|Säle
English

Etymology
From ME. < OE. < ON. sala "sale".

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sale.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl

Homophones
sail

Noun
en-noun

  1. an exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
  2. rfex|This needs a better definition or at least an examplea particular opportunity for a sale
  3. (plural: sales) the activities involved in selling goods or services
  4. the sale of goods at reduced prices
  5. the act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder

Synonyms
i-c|selling of goods at reduced prices cut-rate sale, sales event
i-c|act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder auction, public sale

Translations
trans-top|exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Arabic: ARchar|بيع IPAchar|(béyaʕ) m
Chinese: æ‹è³£, æ‹å– (pÄimài)
Czech: prodej m
Dutch: verkoop
Esperanto: vendo, vendado
Finnish: myynti
French: vente f
German: Verkauf m
Greek: πώληση (pólisi) f
Hebrew: he-translation|מכירה|mekhirá f
Hungarian: eladás, árusítás
Interlingua: vendita
Italian: vendita f
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Japanese: 販売 (ã¯ã‚“ã°ã„, hambai)
Korean: íŒë§¤ (panmae)
Kurdish: firotin f
Latvian: pÄrdoÅ¡ana f
Norwegian: salg n
Portuguese: venda f
Russian: продажа (prodáža) f
Spanish: venta f
Swedish: försäljning c
Tagalog: pagbili
Telugu: à°…à°®à±à°®à°•మౠ(ammakamu)
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trans-top|particular opportunity for a sale
French: affaire f
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Norwegian: salg n
Swedish: avsättning c, försäljning c
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trans-top| &nbsp; &nbsp; sales &nbsp; see also plural form for activities involved in selling goods or services
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trans-top|sale of goods at reduced prices
Dutch: uitverkoop m, solden m
Finnish: alennusmyynti
French: soldes, liquidation
Greek: έκπτωση f
Hebrew: he-translation|מבצע|mivtsá m
Interlingua: liquidation
Italian: saldo m, liquidazione f, svendita f
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Kurdish: tenzîlat f
Latvian: izpÄrdoÅ¡ana f
Norwegian: salg n
Portuguese: liquidação f
Spanish: liquidación f, rebaja f
Swedish: rea c, realisation c
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trans-top|act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Dutch: veiling f, veilingverkoop m, verkoop m
Finnish: huutokauppa
French: vente f
Interlingua: auction
Kurdish: mezat f
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Latvian: Å«trupe f, izpÄrdoÅ¡ana f
Norwegian: auksjon m
Portuguese: leilão m
Swedish: auktion c
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: Ø£ÙوكَازيÙون , بَيْع , تَصْرÙÙŠÙ , مَبÙيع
ttbc|Basque: salmenta, likidazio
ttbc|Chinese: 出售
ttbc|German: Verkauf
ttbc|Japanese: 販売, 売上
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ttbc|Latin: venditio, hasta
ttbc|Lithuanian: pardavimas, aukcionas, varžytynės
ttbc|Romanian: vânzare f
ttbc|Swahili: mnada, lilamu, uguzi
ttbc|Filipino: pagbibili; pinagbilhan
ttbc|Volapük: sel

Related terms
for sale
on sale
regular sales
salesman
sales pitch


French

Pronunciation
IPA|[sal]

Homophones
salle

Adjective
sale

  1. dirty

Related terms
insalissable
salement
saleté
salir
salissant
salisson
salissure

Etymology
rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3
Old High German salo

Verb form
sale

  1. first-, third-person singular indicative present of saler
  2. first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of saler
  3. second-person singular imperative of saler

Category:French adjectives
Category:French verb forms


Italian

Etymology 1
From Latin sal#Latin|sal (salt)

Noun
it-noun|sal|m|e|i

  1. salt, sal

Derived terms
dissalare
salare
salgemma
saliera
salifero
salificare
salino
spargisale

Related terms
salame
salatino
salina
salato
salatura
salinità
salmarino / sale marino
salmastro
salnitro
salsedine
salsiccia
salume

Etymology 2

Noun
sale f

  1. plural of|sala|lang=Italian

Verb form
sale

  1. third-person singular indicative present tense of salire

Category:Italian nouns
Category:Italian verb forms
Category:it:Foods


Norwegian

Verb form
sale

  1. To saddle (attach a saddle to the horse)

Spanish

Verb form
sale

  1. third-person singular indicative present of salir

Category:Spanish verb forms

ar:sale
de:sale
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el:sale
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ko:sale
hy:sale
io:sale
id:sale
it:sale
ku:sale
hu:sale
ja:sale
pl:sale
pt:sale
ru:sale
fi:sale
sv:sale
ta:sale
te:sale
vi:sale
tr:sale
zh:sale

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