name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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sāl
/seːl/
/seɪl/pane–pain merger
homophone: sail
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CMU ARPABET:S EY1 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9892).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A town in the Shire of Wellington, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named after Robert Sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He celebrated after the sale of company.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A hall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a particular instance of selling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he has just made his first sale
they had to complete the sale before the banks closed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selling, merchandising, marketing
Narrower terms: divestiture
9
noun
Meaning 9
the general activity of selling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they tried to boost sales
laws limit the sale of handguns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selling, merchandising, marketing
Narrower terms: auction, auction sale, vendue, sell
10
noun
Meaning 10
an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they held a sale to reduce their inventory
I got some great bargains at their annual sale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cut-rate sale, sales event
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occasion
Narrower terms: bazaar, fair, car boot sale, boot sale, clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale, closeout, fire sale, garage sale, yard sale, going-out-of-business sale, realization, realisation, rummage sale, jumble sale, selloff, white sale
11
noun
Meaning 11
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sales agreement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agreement, understanding
Narrower terms: conditional sale, sheriff's sale, execution sale, judicial sale, forced sale
12
noun
Meaning 12
the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies
the new line of cars will soon be on sale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchantability
History
Etymology
From Old English sealh (“willow tree”).
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”).
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.
Across languages
Translations
203 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shitje
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Arabic:
بَيْع
(bayʕ)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Arabic:
بيع
(bīʕ)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Armenian:
վաճառք
(vačaṙkʻ)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Asturian:
venta
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Azerbaijani:
satış
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Belarusian:
про́даж
(pródaž)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Bengali:
বিক্রয়
(bikroẏ)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Bulgarian:
прода́жба
(prodážba)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Catalan:
venda
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴰⵣⵏⵣⵉ
(aznzi)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Chechen:
йохкар
(joxkar)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Chinese Cantonese:
賣嘢 /卖嘢
(maai6 je5)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Chinese Cantonese:
銷售 /销售
(siu1 sau6)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Chinese Mandarin:
銷售 /销售
(xiāoshòu)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Czech:
prodej
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Danish:
salg
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Dolgan:
атыы
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Dutch:
verkoop
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Esperanto:
vendo
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Esperanto:
vendado
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Estonian:
müük
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Farefare:
koosgo
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Finnish:
myynti
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
French:
vente
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Galician:
venda
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Georgian:
გაყიდვა
(gaq̇idva)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
German:
Verkauf
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Greek:
πώληση
(pólisi)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Ancient Greek:
πρᾶσις
(prâsis)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Ancient Greek:
πώλησις
(pṓlēsis)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hebrew:
מְכִירָה
(m'khirá)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Higaonon:
tinda
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hindi:
विक्रय
(vikray)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hindi:
बिक्री
(bikrī)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hindi:
फ़रोख़्त
(faroxt)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hindi:
फरोख्त
(pharokht)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hungarian:
eladás
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Hungarian:
árusítás
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Icelandic:
sala
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Indonesian:
penjualan
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Interlingua:
vendita
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Irish:
díol
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Irish:
díolachán
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Italian:
vendita
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Japanese:
販売
(hambai)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Kazakh:
сату
(satu)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Khmer:
ការលក់
(kaa lŭək)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Korean:
판매
(panmae)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Northern Kurdish:
firotin
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Kyrgyz:
сатуу
(satuu)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Lao:
ການຂາຍ
(kān khāi)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Latgalian:
puordūšona
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Latgalian:
puordavums
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Latin:
venum
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Latin:
venditio
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Latvian:
pārdošana
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Lithuanian:
pardavimas
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Macedonian:
продажба
(prodažba)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Malay:
jualan
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Malay:
penjualan
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Mongolian:
борлуулалт
(borluulalt)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Mongolian:
худалдаа
(xudaldaa)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Moore:
koosgo
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Norman:
vente
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Norwegian Bokmål:
salg
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Occitan:
venda
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Pashto:
خرڅلاو
(xarślāw)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Iranian Persian:
فُروش
(foruš)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Iranian Persian:
فُروخْت
(foruxt)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Iranian Persian:
بِیع
(bey')
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Polish:
sprzedaż
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Portuguese:
venda
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Quechua:
rantikuy
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Quechua:
qhatuy
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Romanian:
vânzare
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Romanian:
vindere
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Russian:
прода́жа
(prodáža)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Serbo-Croatian:
про̏даја
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Serbo-Croatian:
prȍdaja
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Slovak:
predaj
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Slovene:
prodaja
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Somali:
iib
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Spanish:
venta
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Swedish:
försäljning
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Tagalog:
pagbili
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Tajik:
фурӯш
(furüš)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Tajik:
фурӯхт
(furüxt)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Tajik:
байъ
(bay')
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Tashelhit:
ⴰⵣⵏⵣⵉ
(aznzi)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Telugu:
అమ్మకము
(ammakamu)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Thai:
การขาย
(gaan-kǎai)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Turkish:
satış
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Ottoman Turkish:
فروخت
(füruht)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Turkmen:
satuw
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Ukrainian:
про́даж
(pródaž)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Ukrainian:
спро́даж
(spródaž)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Urdu:
بِکْری
(bikrī)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Urdu:
فَروخْت
(faroxt)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Urdu:
بَیع
(bai')
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Uzbek:
sotish
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Vietnamese:
sự bán
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Walloon:
vindaedje
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Walloon:
vinte
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Yiddish:
פֿאַרקויף
(farkoyf)
— exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
Arabic:
تخفيض
(taḵfīḍ)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Belarusian:
распро́даж
(raspródaž)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Belarusian:
спро́даж
(spródaž)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Bulgarian:
разпрода́жба
(razprodážba)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Catalan:
rebaixa
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Chinese Mandarin:
拍賣 /拍卖
(pāimài)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Chinese Mandarin:
大賤賣 /大贱卖
(dàjiànmài)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Chinese Mandarin:
甩賣 /甩卖
(shuǎimài)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Czech:
výprodej
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Dutch:
uitverkoop
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Dutch:
solden
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Esperanto:
rabato
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Finnish:
alennusmyynti
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Finnish:
ale
— sale of goods at reduced prices
French:
soldes
— sale of goods at reduced prices
French:
liquidation
— sale of goods at reduced prices
French:
promotion
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Georgian:
აქცია
(akcia)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
Sonderangebote haben
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
im Sonderangebot haben
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
Angebote haben
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
im Angebot haben
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
Abverkauf
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
Schlussverkauf
— sale of goods at reduced prices
German:
Ausverkauf
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Greek:
έκπτωση
(ékptosi)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Hebrew:
מִבְצָע
(mivtsá)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Hungarian:
akció
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Hungarian:
kiárusítás
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Icelandic:
útsala
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Interlingua:
liquidation
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Irish:
sladmhargadh
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Italian:
saldo
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Italian:
liquidazione
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Italian:
svendita
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Japanese:
安売り
(yasuuri)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Japanese:
特売
(tokubai)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Japanese:
セール
(sēru)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Japanese:
廉売
(renbai)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Korean:
세일
(seil)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Korean:
염매
(yeommae)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Northern Kurdish:
tenzîlat
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latgalian:
izpuordūšona
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latgalian:
izpuordavums
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venum
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venditio
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venditio ternimans
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venum ternimans
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venum terminans
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latin:
venditio terminans
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Latvian:
izpārdošana
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Lithuanian:
išpardavimas
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Macedonian:
распродажба
(rasprodažba)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Norwegian Bokmål:
salg
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Iranian Persian:
حَراج
(harâj)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Iranian Persian:
تَخْفیف
(taxfif)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Polish:
wyprzedaż
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Portuguese:
promoção
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Russian:
распрода́жа
(rasprodáža)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Russian:
сейл
(sɛjl)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Russian:
сэйл
(sɛjl)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Serbo-Croatian:
ра̏спродаја
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Serbo-Croatian:
rȁsprodaja
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Slovak:
výpredaj
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Slovene:
razprodaja
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Spanish:
liquidación
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Spanish:
rebaja
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Spanish:
rebajas
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Spanish:
sale
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Swedish:
rea
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Swedish:
realisation
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Ukrainian:
розпро́даж
(rozpródaž)
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Vietnamese:
sự hạ giá
— sale of goods at reduced prices
Arabic:
مُزَايَدَة
(muzāyada)
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Bulgarian:
търг
(tǎrg)
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Dutch:
veiling
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Dutch:
veilingverkoop
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Dutch:
verkoop
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Finnish:
huutokauppa
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
French:
vente
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
French:
vente aux enchères
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
German:
Auktion
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Interlingua:
auction
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Northern Kurdish:
mezat
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latgalian:
vairasūleišona
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latgalian:
torgi
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latin:
venum liberum
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latin:
venum
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latin:
venditio libera
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latin:
venditio
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latvian:
ūtrupe
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Latvian:
izpārdošana
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Norman:
vente
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Norwegian Bokmål:
auksjon
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Portuguese:
leilão
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Russian:
аукцио́н
(aukción)
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Russian:
торги́
(torgí)
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder
Swedish:
auktion
— act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder