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(noun) a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
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Related Words: marketing, merchandising, selling |
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(noun) the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
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Related Words: auction, auction sale, marketing, merchandising, sell, selling, vendue |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: cut-rate sale, sales event |
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Related Words: bazaar, clearance sale, closeout, fair, fire sale, inventory-clearance sale, jumble sale, occasion, rummage sale, white sale |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: sales agreement |
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Related Words: agreement, conditional sale, forced sale, judicial sale, sheriff's sale, understanding |
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(noun) the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "vitamin C is on sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" |
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Related Words: state |
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