sale
gb/sˈeɪl/ us/sˈeɪl/
A2
Engleză
~ 600
értékesítés, eladás, akció, kiárusítás, leárazás, eladások, forgalom
SUBSTANTIV
A2
1
értékesítés
B2
eladás
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sale' (the act) with 'sell' (the verb) or 'sell' (the act of offering for purchase).
Sens
act of selling something
Colocații
make a sale
|close a sale
|record sale
|cash sale
|private sale
Sinonime
transaction (More general; can involve any exchange, not just selling.)
Antonime
purchase (The opposite role in the same exchange; buying instead of selling.)
Teme
business
|commerce
|daily life
|finance
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
A2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners confuse 'on sale' meaning 'discounted' with 'for sale' meaning 'available to buy'.
Sens
discounted selling event
Colocații
big sale
|clearance sale
|seasonal sale
|holiday sale
|flash sale
Sinonime
promotion (Broader; can include non-price incentives.)
Antonime
full price (When goods are sold without any discount.)
Teme
shopping
|commerce
|marketing
|business
|finance
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B1
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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
Colocații
sales figures
|sales volume
|sales revenue
Sinonime
turnover (British English; refers to total business income from sales.)
Antonime
losses (Refers to losing money instead of making sales/profit.)
Teme
business
|economics
|finance
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sale
IPA
GB/sˈeɪl/
US/sˈeɪl/
Silabe și accent
sale (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sale)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sale
- Plural: sale, sales
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
sales
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsaleable
adjective
Advanced or less common
saleable
adjective
reseller
noun B2
Expresii
for sale
1/fɚ sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
available to be bought
If something is for sale, you can buy it.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.