Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (II) Intersocial Volition
Section IV. Possessive Relations
3. Interchange of Property

796. Sale.

   NOUN:SALE, vent [rare], vend [Eng.], disposal; auction, roup [Scot.], outcry, vendue, Dutch auction; custom (traffic) [See Barter].
  SALABLENESS, salability, marketability, vendibility, vendibleness.
  SELLER, vender, vendor; consigner; institor [L.]; rouping wife [Scot.]; merchant [See Merchant]; auctioneer.
  SALESMANSHIP, selling ability.
   VERB:SELL, vend, dispose of, make a sale, effect a sale; sell over the counter, sell at [esp. U. S.] auction, sell by [esp. Brit.] auction, auction, roup [Scot.], outcry; put up to (or at) auction; bring to (or under) the hammer; offer -, put up- for sale; hawk, bring to market; wholesale [colloq.]; dump, unload, place; offer [See Offer]; undersell; dispense, retail; deal in [See Barter]; sell -off, – out; turn into money, realize.
  let; mortgage (security) [See Security].
   ADJECTIVE:FOR SALE, under the hammer, in the market.
  SALABLE, marketable, vendible, staple, merchantable; in demand, popular.
  UNSALABLE &c., unpurchased, unbought; on the shelves, shelved, on one’s hands.
   QUOTATION:Chose qui plaît est à demi vendue.