Do Not Sale or Sell?

Meaning and Usage of 'Sale'
Sale is a noun and refers to an act of exchanging something for money ("The owner profited from the sale of the property"). Sell is common as a verb but can also be a noun that shares this sense of sale. ... Sale is the noun to use after the prepositions for and on.

How do you use sale and sell in a sentence?

Sale is a noun, sell is a verb (simple present) and sold is the simple past and past participle form of sell. I'm going to sell my car and buy a new one. She's selling bottles of water at the football game.

What does not sale mean?

noun. business. a situation in which a seller and a potential buyer are unable to agree terms to sell something so that a sale does not take place.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.