sale /ˈse(ə)l/
 U出售,賣出;C賤賣,廉價出售;C銷路,銷售額
 sale
 銷售點
 sale
 售 銷售
 Sale, n.
 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.
 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.]
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 Sale n. See 1st Sallow. [Obs.]
 sale
      n 1: the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost
           sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
      2: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his
         first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the
         banks closed"
      3: the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for
         selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most
         pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"
      4: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced
         prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I
         got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: cut-rate
         sale, sales event]
      5: 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);
         "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home
         office" [syn: sales agreement]