- sale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
--1 is a kind of selling, merchandising, marketing
--1 has particulars: auction, auction sale, vendue; sell- sale - a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
--2 is a kind of selling, merchandising, marketing
--2 has particulars: divestiture- sale - 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"
--3 is a kind of merchantability
- sale, cut-rate sale, sales event - 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"
--4 is a kind of occasion
--4 has particulars:- sale, sales agreement - 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"
--5 is a kind of agreement, understanding
--5 has particulars:conditional sale; sheriff's sale, execution sale, judicial sale, forced sale - sale - a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"