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sale

/ˈseɪl/SAYL
/ˈseɪl/SAYL

Meaningselling, a sale

Common meaning: the act of selling

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsala‘a sale’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsalesource
  3. Englishsale‘the act of selling’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English sala ‘selling, a sale’.

Roots

  • sala Old English “selling, a sale”

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