🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Schlussverkauf

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃlʊs.fɛʁˌkaʊf

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Closing-Down-Sale/ˈkloʊ.zɪŋ daʊn seɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Laden veranstaltet einen Schlussverkauf, um den Restbestand zu verkaufen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sale of goods at reduced prices, typically held by a business that is closing down.

    "The store announced a closing-down-sale to clear out its remaining stock."
  2. 2

    An event where items are sold at discounted prices as a business prepares to cease operations.

    "During the closing-down-sale, customers flocked to take advantage of the deep discounts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'closing-down-sale' is a compound noun formed from 'closing down', which refers to the cessation of business operations, and 'sale', which denotes the act of selling goods. The phrase emerged in the late 20th century as businesses began to hold sales events to liquidate inventory before shutting down.

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