sale
/seɪl/noun
उच्चारण सेल
बिक्री; सेल (छूट)
Basic word
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[U, C]
an act or the process of selling something; an occasion when a shop sells its goods at a lower price than usual; (sales) the number of items sold
बिक्री; सेल (छूट)
- for sale
- on sale
- Sales have increased.
+ 3 more examples
- The sale of firecrackers is banned in this area.
- There is a big sale at the shopping centre this weekend.
- Online sales have gone up since the festival began.
¶Idioms 3
for sale
available to be bought, especially from the owner
बिकाऊ, बिक्री के लिए
- The house next door is for sale.
- These old books are not for sale.
on sale
available to be bought in a shop; available at a lower price than usual
बाज़ार में उपलब्ध; छूट पर
- The new edition is on sale from Monday.
- Winter clothes are on sale this week.
(on) sale or return
(of goods) supplied to a shop with the agreement that any items that are not sold can be sent back
बिक्री या वापसी की शर्त पर
- The bookshop took fifty copies on sale or return.
- Newspapers are usually supplied to vendors on a sale-or-return basis.
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: for sale (available to buy: 'The house is for sale') and on sale (available in shops; also, especially American, at a reduced price: 'Shoes are on sale').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: for sale (ख़रीदने के लिए उपलब्ध, बिकाऊ: 'The house is for sale') और on sale (दुकानों में उपलब्ध; विशेषकर American में कम दाम पर भी: 'Shoes are on sale')।
Homophone: sale and sail (travel by boat; a piece of cloth on a boat) are both /seɪl/.
Homophone: sale और sail (नाव से यात्रा करना; नाव का पाल) दोनों /seɪl/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sales tax, point of sale, garage sale, clearance sale, after-sales service, salesman or salesperson.
Collocations: sales tax, point of sale, garage sale, clearance sale, after-sales service, salesman या salesperson।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: profit percentage = profit ÷ cost price × 100.
गणित में लाभ प्रतिशत = लाभ ÷ क्रय मूल्य × 100।