Nonsale
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not of or pertaining to selling. not-comparable
- 2 Not part of a sale where goods are discounted. not-comparable
"Customers who made purchases at Moss’s recent sale, held in a rented space around the corner, were given a card entitling them to a 15 percent discount on nonsale items in the store that are $500 or more, and items left over from the sale are being sold online as “Web specials,” Mr. Getchell said, which “is very odd for us — we never did it before.”"
Example
More examples"Customers who made purchases at Moss’s recent sale, held in a rented space around the corner, were given a card entitling them to a 15 percent discount on nonsale items in the store that are $500 or more, and items left over from the sale are being sold online as “Web specials,” Mr. Getchell said, which “is very odd for us — we never did it before.”"
Etymology
From non- + sale.
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