1.
price tag; for-sale sign; sale ticket
A tag or sign attached to goods indicating the price or indicating that the item is for sale. Can also refer to a ticket sold for an event or transportation.
商品に売札がついている。
The product has a price tag on it.
売札の値段を確認してから買った。
I checked the price on the tag before buying.
古い家具に売札が貼られて、骨董市に並んでいた。
Old furniture with price tags attached was lined up at the antique market.
Composed of 売り (selling) and 札 (tag, label, card). A somewhat traditional or literary word. In modern everyday speech, 値札 (price tag) is more commonly used for the price label on merchandise. 売札 retains a slightly old-fashioned flavor and is more likely to appear in formal or literary contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 売札をつける: to attach a price tag
- 売札を貼る: to stick on a for-sale sign
- 売札の金額: the amount on the price tag
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 値札: price tag — the standard modern term for price labels on goods
- 正札: list price tag — the official marked price
- 荷札: luggage tag, shipping label — a tag for identifying packages or baggage
- 名札: name tag — a tag showing a person's name