They profited from the sale of the house. Sales are up by $6,000 this month. The company made over one million dollars in sales this quarter. The store is having a spring sale. Everything in the store will be 15 percent off during the sale. There is a sale on flights between New York and Paris. He has a job in sales. The department is in charge of sales and marketing. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe city began exploring a Skyway sale to private operators in 2002 under then-Mayor Richard M. Daley, seeking money to pay off several hundred million dollars in outstanding bonds for the toll road. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Twitter shareholders voted Tuesday to approve the $44 billion sale of the company to Elon Musk, who is trying to back out of the deal. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Twitter’s board approved the sale to Musk in April, after just a couple of weeks of talks. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Sept. 16. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Russia has previously complained to Turkey over its sale of the drones to Ukraine. Zeena Saifi, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Season packages tickets will go on sale to new subscribers in mid-October, and single tickets will become available to the general public sometime next year. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Weeks later, the State Department approved a potential sale of 300 Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia for roughly $3.05 billion to help the Arab nation defend against Houthi drone and missile attacks. Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 The price tag of a potential U.S. arms sale to Taiwan that’s drawn the ire of China. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English sala; akin to Old High German sala transfer, Old English sellan to sell — more at sell
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of sale was before the 12th century