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sale
noun
a
special
period
or
event
when
a
shop
sells
goods
at
lower
prices
than
usual
•
The
clothing
store
is
having
a
huge
sale
this
weekend
.
The
clothing
store
is
having
a
huge
sale
this
weekend
.
•
We
waited
for
the
holiday
sale
to
buy
a
new
TV
.
We
waited
for
the
holiday
sale
to
buy
a
new
TV
.
From
Old
English
sala
,
borrowed
from
Old
Norse
sala
,
meaning
“
the
act
of
selling
.”
noun
the
act
of
selling
something
or
the
transaction
in
which
ownership
passes
from
seller
to
buyer
•
The
sale
of
the
old
farmhouse
took
nearly
a
year
to
complete
.
The
sale
of
the
old
farmhouse
took
nearly
a
year
to
complete
.
•
Tickets
go
on
sale
at
10
a
.
m
.
tomorrow
.
Tickets
go
on
sale
at
10
a
.
m
.
tomorrow
.
From
Middle
English
sale
,
influenced
by
Old
French
sale
and
Latin
salus
;
core
meaning
related
to
‘
sell
’.
sales
noun
-
/
,
sales
the
work
of
selling
goods
or
services
,
or
the
part
of
a
company
that
handles
this
•
After
college
,
Emma
decided
to
start
a
career
in
sales
.
After
college
,
Emma
decided
to
start
a
career
in
sales
.
•
The
company
’
s
sales
team
met
early
to
plan
the
new
campaign
.
The
company
’
s
sales
team
met
early
to
plan
the
new
campaign
.
Derived
from
the
plural
of
sale
,
but
developed
a
collective
meaning
in
business
contexts
from
the
late
19th
century
.
noun
-
/
,
sales
the
total
number
or
value
of
products
or
services
a
company
sells
during
a
particular
time
•
Holiday
sales
rose
by
15%
compared
to
last
year
.
Holiday
sales
rose
by
15%
compared
to
last
year
.
•
Our
online
sales
now
exceed
our
in-store
sales
.
Our
online
sales
now
exceed
our
in-store
sales
.
Use
of
the
plural
form
to
mean
‘
amount
sold
’
began
in
business
accounting
language
in
the
early
20th
century
.
noun
-
/
,
sales
times
when
shops
reduce
prices
to
encourage
people
to
buy
,
often
referred
to
as
“
the
sales
”
•
I
bought
this
jacket
in
the
January
sales
.
I
bought
this
jacket
in
the
January
sales
.
•
People
queued
outside
the
store
for
the
Black Friday
sales
.
People
queued
outside
the
store
for
the
Black Friday
sales
.
The
practice
of
calling
discounted
periods
“
the
sales
”
dates
back
to
British
retail
advertising
in
the
mid-19th
century
.