The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - salen.

1) selling, traffic, vending, marketing, trafficking, trading; trade, exchange, transaction: The sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays is prohibited. Provide a receipt for each sale. 2) trade, purchase; trading, buying, purchasing: We must do something to boost sales. The house is very reasonably priced for a quick sale. 3) sales event, mark-down, white sale, jumble sale, Brit car-boot sale, US rummage sale, garage sale, tag sale, yard sale, Colloq sellathon, sales marathon: We are having a sale to clear out things we no longer want or need. 4) transaction: She hasn't made a sale in a week. 5) on sale. US marked down, cut-price, bargain-priced; reduced (in price) : Bacon is on sale this week at half price. 6) (up) for sale. on the market, available, in stock, Chiefly Brit on sale, on offer, US on the block: Their house is for sale to the highest bidder.