Noun
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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"
- sales agreement -
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"
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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"
- cut rate sale - sales event -
the general activity of selling
"they tried to boost sales"
"laws limit the sale of handguns"
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a particular instance of selling
"he has just made his first sale"
"they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"