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sale

[seyl] / seɪl /
NOUN
exchange of object for money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auction business buying deal demand marketing purchase reduction selling trade transaction
STRONG
barter clearance closeout commerce disposal dumping enterprise negotiation purchasing unloading vending vendition
WEAK
consuming

Example Sentences

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The company doesn’t break out sales data on the product, but revenue in Apple’s wearables category fell 7% in the fiscal year ended September 2024—the year the Vision Pro went on sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In the Slate Plus episode: The largest single home sale on record.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The net effect on the market is the sale of stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

We passed by hot rods, apartments listed for sale to foreigners and fishermen reeling in fresh catches off the coastal boulevard, El Malecón.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Nothing for sale in the market except from the farmers, and it’s too early in the season for there to be much of that.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.