on sale Definition

sale
noun

1. The act or practice of selling.

Thesaurus: commerce, business, exchange, barter, marketing, vending, trade, transaction, negotiation, auction, buying, selling.
2. The exchange of anything for a specified amount of money.
3. The power or opportunity of selling.

Example: There is no sale for fur coats in the Caribbean
4. An item sold.
5. A period during which goods in shops, etc are offered at reduced prices.

Thesaurus: clearance, bargain, fire sale, bankruptcy sale, close-out (US), clear-out, sell-out.
6. The sale of goods by auction.
7. Any event at which certain goods can be bought.

Example: a book sale
8. The operations associated with, or the staff responsible for, selling.

Example: She has worked in sales for a year
Form: sales

adj

1. Intended for selling, especially at reduced prices or by auction.

Example: sales items

Idiom: for sale (on sale)

Available for buying.
Thesaurus: selling, on the market, on the auction block (US), on the block (US), advertised, listed.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sala.