Sale , n. [Icel.
sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See Sell, v. t.]
1. The act of
selling; the transfer of property, or a contract
to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a
valuable consideration, or for a price in money.
2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.
They shall have ready sale for them.
Spenser.
3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. Sir W. Temple.
Bill of sale. See under Bill. -- Of sale, On sale, For sale, to be bought or
sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. -- To set to sale, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of. [Obs.] Milton.
Sale (?), n. See 1st Sallow.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Hear it pronounced