There are various words in the English Language whose pronunciations are the same but meanings are different. For Example- Sale and Sell.

We often use Sale and Sell words in our daily activities. These words are sound the same but their meaning and usage are totally different.

This article is aimed at comparing the meaning of Sale and Sell so that you can understand the use and difference between these two words.

Sale vs Sell

•          Meaning of Sale

Sale is a noun word that refers to the act of selling off goods at reduced or discounted prices. It cant be used as a verb but is referred to as the process of the act of selling goods or products. It is the basic process of holding an auction and selling the item to the highest bidder. The synonyms of Sale are dealing, bargaining, disposal, etc.

Examples of Sale

•             Myntra is offering the biggest clothing sale for this RakshaBandhan.

•             We are offering the sale of dresses in Sadar Bazar, Agra.

•             This month, the latest lipsticks collection of Lakme is on sale.

•             We earn a huge profit from the last sale.

•             The Clothing sale went below average this period.

•             We faced few losses during the last sale of cars for the year.

•          Meaning of Sell

Sell is a verb that refers to the pure act of selling. We can also denote this word as a noun which means giving a good or service in exchange for money.

In the simple present tense, we use to sell as “sells” and in the past tense, we use to sell as “sold”. Its infinitive is “to sell”. It can be used to prove that ownership of a specific product has been transferred to another person. The synonyms of sell are vend, trade, exchange, bartering, promotion, etc.

Example of Sell

•             I want to sell my bike but I didn’t.

•             She has sold her car to one of her best friends.

•             Priya asks her if he could help her sell out her camera seeing it was old and she couldn’t have done it all by herself.

•             Mohan sells applies to customers.

•             I didn’t sell my watch to her.

Phrases linked with Sell vs Sale

1.         The sale of the

Ex- A defect could ruin the sale of the house anytime.

2.         From the sale of

Ex- We earn a lot of profit from the sale of the house.

3.         To sell out

Ex- The shopkeeper has sold out all the apples.

4.         For the sale of

Ex- He has decided to go for the sale of organic skincare products.