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sale¹
- /seːl/
- /seɪl/
Sounds like sail (pane–pain merger), sell, cell (fell-fail merger)
Where it comes from
From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).
noun sales
- An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit. He celebrated after the sale of company.
- Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”). They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
- The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
sale²
- /seːl/
- /seɪl/
Sounds like sail (pane–pain merger), sell, cell (fell-fail merger)
Where it comes from
From Middle English sale, sal, from Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“home, dwelling, village”). Cognate with West Frisian seal, Dutch zaal, German Saal, Swedish sal, Icelandic salur, Lithuanian sala (“village”). Doublet of sala and salle. Related also to salon, saloon.
Sale³
Where it comes from
From Old English sealh (“willow tree”).
proper noun
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9892).
- A town in the Shire of Wellington, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named after Robert Sale.
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cut-rate sale, sales agreement, sales event, sell, transaction, buying, resale, buy, purchasing, buyer, dealing, selling, purchase, trade, trading, product
Translations
Every language
noun exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
| Español | venta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 판매 panmae |
| 日本語 | 販売 hambai |
| 中文 | 銷售 /销售 xiāoshòu |
| हिन्दी | विक्रय vikray, बिक्री bikrī, फ़रोख़्त faroxt, फरोख्त pharokht |
| Português | venda |
| Français | vente |
| Deutsch | Verkauf |
| Italiano | vendita |
| Ελληνικά | πώληση pólisi |
| Română | vânzare, vindere |
| Русский | прода́жа prodáža |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bán |
| العربية | بَيْع bayʕ |
| עברית | מְכִירָה m'khirá |
noun sale of goods at reduced prices
| Español | liquidación, rebaja, rebajas, sale |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세일 seil, 염매 yeommae |
| 日本語 | 安売り yasuuri, 特売 tokubai, セール sēru, 廉売 renbai |
| 中文 | 拍賣 /拍卖 pāimài, 大賤賣 /大贱卖 dàjiànmài, 甩賣 /甩卖 shuǎimài |
| Português | promoção |
| Français | soldes, liquidation, promotion |
| Deutsch | Sonderangebote haben, im Sonderangebot haben, Angebote haben, im Angebot haben, Schlussverkauf, Ausverkauf |
| Italiano | saldo, liquidazione, svendita |
| Ελληνικά | έκπτωση ékptosi |
| Русский | распрода́жа rasprodáža, сейл sɛjl, сэйл sɛjl |
| Tiếng Việt | sự hạ giá |
| العربية | تخفيض taḵfīḍ |
| עברית | מִבְצָע mivtsá |
noun act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
| Português | leilão |
|---|---|
| Français | vente, vente aux enchères |
| Deutsch | Auktion |
| Русский | аукцио́н aukción, торги́ torgí |
| العربية | مُزَايَدَة muzāyada |
Talk about this word "sale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sale "sale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sale.Cite this
@misc{sale_2026,
title = {sale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sale},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
