one-day sale
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsale
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sale
noun
uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/
an act of exchanging something ...
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(Definition ofsalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Aone-daysaleis, as the name suggests, a sale held on only one day, although the term is often applied to more permanent sales that use similar sales techniques.
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This subsection would make it impossible, for instance, for someone who was having aone-daysaleand selling articles which he should not be selling to go on doing so.
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I certainly do not think that one-day sales are trivial.
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But it excludes any control whatever of one-day sales which are held in various parts of the country in various types of hall.
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One-day sales are by no means as prevalent as were mock auctions in their heyday.
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One-day sales need not, of course, be in any way fraudulent.
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My officials have periodically discussed the issues raised by particular one-day sales with trading standards officers.
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Although one-day sales take place throughout the country, they appear to be attributable to a comparatively small number of operators.
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Many of the one-day sales that are causing problems have similarities to a mock auction.
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There is a considerable body of consumer protection legislation that is relevant to one-day sales and it has already been used by enforcement authorities at various times.
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One-day sales always end in tears.
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