Sale - Definition

n 1: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his
first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the
banks closed"
2: the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales";
"laws limit the sale of handguns"
3: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced
prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got
some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: sale, cut-
rate sale, sales event]
4: the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for
selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies";
"the new line of cars will soon be on sale"
5: 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); "the
salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" [syn:
sale, sales agreement]