• noun:   a particular instance of selling

  Example: "He has just made his first sale"

• noun:   the general activity of selling

  Example: "They tried to boost sales"

• noun:   an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices

  Example: "They held a sale to reduce their inventory"

• noun:   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)

  Example: "The salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"

• noun:   the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling

  Example: "You'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7304)

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