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Quick definitions from WordNet (sale)

▸ noun:  a particular instance of selling ("He has just made his first sale")
▸ noun:  the general activity of selling ("They tried to boost sales")
▸ noun:  an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices ("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) ("The salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office")
▸ noun:  the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling ("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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