Cool MateSale
UK /["/seɪl/"]/US /["/seɪl/"]/
Definition
an act or the process of selling something
In simple words: When things are sold at lower prices.
Examples
- The store is having a big sale this weekend.
- I bought a new dress at a sale for half price.
- During the clearance sale, many items were discounted.
- The sale of the company's products has increased this year.
- After the sale, we reviewed the financial totals.
Usage notes
Use 'sale' when talking about the selling of items, especially at a discount. It's appropriate in shopping contexts but less common in formal writing.
Grammar pattern
sale + of + object
Memory hint
Sounds like 'sail' — imagine a ship selling off its cargo during a big event!
Collocations
- quick
- illegal
- art
- hold
- ban
- block
- make something
- realize something
- go ahead
- price
- for sale
- on sale
- conditions of sale
- a contract of sale
- point of sale
- good
- healthy
- high
- level
- value
- volume
- achieve
- have
- generate
- account for something
- amount to something
- reach something
- force
- people
- personnel
- sales of
- in sales
- a decline in sales
- a drop in sales
- a fall in sales
- good
- healthy
- high
- level
- value
- volume
- achieve
- have
- generate
- account for something
- amount to something
- reach something
- force
- people
- personnel
- sales of
- in sales
- a decline in sales
- a drop in sales
- a fall in sales
- after-Christmas
- annual
- January
- hold
- begin
- end
- rack
- prices
- in a/the sale
- at the sales
- in the sales
- quick
- illegal
- art
- hold
- ban
- block
- make something
- realize something
- go ahead
- price
- for sale
- on sale
- conditions of sale
- a contract of sale
- point of sale
Synonyms
- discount
- clearance
- sale event
- bargain
- promotion
Antonyms
- purchase
- buy
Common mistakes
- Using 'sale' instead of 'sell' in sentences.
- Confusing 'sale' with 'sail'.
- Not pluralizing to 'sales' when necessary.