セール

せーる
noun
sale
1. sale
sale; discount event
(なつ)のセールが(はじ)まった。
The summer sale has started.
セール(ちゅう)(みせ)混雑(こんざつ)する。
The store gets crowded during sales.
年末(ねんまつ)年始(ねんし)のセールでお(とく)商品(しょうひん)()った。
I bought bargain items during the year-end and New Year sale.

セール is a loanword from English "sale," referring to discount sales or promotional events.

Common expressions:

  • セール(ちゅう) (on sale, during the sale)
  • セールを(おこな)う (to hold a sale)
  • (なつ)のセール / (ふゆ)のセール (summer/winter sale)
  • タイムセール (time-limited sale)
  • 閉店(へいてん)セール (closing sale)
  • 決算(けっさん)セール (end-of-fiscal-year sale)

Note: In Japanese, セール specifically means a discount sale, not the general act of selling (which is 販売(はんばい)).

Related terms:

  • バーゲン (bargain sale)
  • 安売(やすう)り (selling at a discount)
  • 特売(とくばい) (special sale)