sale
gb/sˈeɪl/ us/sˈeɪl/
A2
Anglais
~ 600
értékesítés, eladás, akció, kiárusítás, leárazás, eladások, forgalom
NOM
A2
1
értékesítés
B2
eladás
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is for sale
The company reported a sharp increase in sales last quarter.
A vállalat arról számolt be, hogy az előző negyedévben jelentősen nőtt az értékesítés.
He made his first sale within an hour of opening the shop.
Az üzlet megnyitása után egy órán belül már megvolt az első eladása.
The sale of alcohol is prohibited after midnight.
Exemples pédagogiques
I made my first sale today.
Ma megvolt az első eladásom.
The sale of cars is growing.
Növekszik az autók értékesítése.
This shop has many sales every day.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'sale' (the act) with 'sell' (the verb) or 'sell' (the act of offering for purchase).
Sens
act of selling something
Collocations
make a sale
|close a sale
|record sale
|cash sale
|private sale
Synonymes
transaction (More general; can involve any exchange, not just selling.)
Antonymes
purchase (The opposite role in the same exchange; buying instead of selling.)
Thèmes
business
|commerce
|daily life
|finance
Définition
When someone sells something and another person buys it for money.
The act of transferring ownership of goods or services to a buyer in exchange for money.
NOM
A2
2
Schéma d’usage :
[store] has a sale on [items]
They're having a big sale on winter coats this week.
Ezen a héten nagy akció van náluk a télikabátokra.
I bought this TV during the holiday sale.
Ezt a tévét az ünnepi akció alatt vettem.
The store is holding a clearance sale to make room for new stock.
Exemples pédagogiques
The store has a big sale today.
Ma nagy akció van a boltban.
I bought this dress in the summer sale.
Ezt a ruhát a nyári leárazáson vettem.
We go shopping when there is a sale.
Erreur fréquente :
Some learners confuse 'on sale' meaning 'discounted' with 'for sale' meaning 'available to buy'.
Sens
discounted selling event
Collocations
big sale
|clearance sale
|seasonal sale
|holiday sale
|flash sale
Synonymes
promotion (Broader; can include non-price incentives.)
Antonymes
full price (When goods are sold without any discount.)
Thèmes
shopping
|commerce
|marketing
|business
|finance
Définition
A time when stores sell things for less money than usual.
A limited period during which goods are offered at reduced prices to encourage purchases.
NOM
B1
3
Schéma d’usage :
sales of [product] increased/decreased
Sales of electric cars have risen sharply.
Az elektromos autók eladásai meredeken emelkedtek.
Our sales dropped slightly last month.
A múlt hónapban kissé csökkentek az eladásaink.
The company saw record sales this year.
Exemples pédagogiques
Sales are high this month.
Ebben a hónapban jól mennek az eladások.
Sales of shoes are low now.
Most alacsonyak a cipőeladások.
The shop has good sales every weekend.
Sens
number or amount sold
Collocations
sales figures
|sales volume
|sales revenue
Synonymes
turnover (British English; refers to total business income from sales.)
Antonymes
losses (Refers to losing money instead of making sales/profit.)
Thèmes
business
|economics
|finance
Définition
How many things a store sells in a certain time.
The total quantity of goods or services sold by a company or store in a specific time frame.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
sale
API
GB/sˈeɪl/
US/sˈeɪl/
Syllabes et accentuation
sale (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (sale)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: sale
- Plural: sale, sales
Famille de mots
Forms
sales
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsaleable
adjective
Advanced or less common
saleable
adjective
reseller
noun B2
Expressions
for sale
1/fɚ sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
available to be bought
If something is for sale, you can buy it.
Exemples
- This house is for sale for $300,000.
- Are these paintings for sale?
on sale
1/ˈɔn sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
being sold cheaply or now available
'On sale' means something is being sold at a lower price than usual, or that it is available to buy now.
Exemples
- Those shoes are on sale for half price.
- The new book is now on sale in stores.
point of sale
1/pˈɔɪnt əv sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
technical
place where buying happens
The place where you pay for things you buy in a store.
Exemples
- Please pay at the point of sale.
- Point-of-sale systems are upgrading to accept mobile payments.
sell like hotcakes
1/sˈɛl lˈaɪk hˈɑtkˌeɪks/
idiom
informal
sell very quickly and well
To be bought by many people very quickly.
Exemples
- The new video game is selling like hotcakes.
- Tickets for the concert sold like hotcakes.
hard sell
1/hˈɑɹd sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
Aggressive persuasion technique
A way of trying very strongly to make someone buy or accept something.
Exemples
- The salesman used a hard sell to close the deal.
- The salesman used a hard sell to push the product.
- I don't like the hard sell approach.