■ noun
1》 the exchange of a commodity for money; the process of selling something.
↘( ~s ) a quantity or amount sold.
2》 ( ~s ) the activity or profession of selling.
3》 a period in which goods are disposed of at reduced prices.
4》 a public or charitable event at which goods are sold.
↘a public auction.
Phrases
for (or on ) ~ offered for purchase.
~ or return Brit. an arrangement by which a purchaser takes a quantity of goods with the right to return any surplus without payment.
Origin
OE sala , from ON sala , of Gmc origin.