English → Latin
“sale” in Latin
vēndibilissellable, saleable, for salevēnālisfor sale; venalprōmercālisthat is bought and sold openlyvēndōto sell, vend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sale
venditio mercium. A good or quick sale, *facilis et expedita venditio mercium: to find a good sale, *facile vendi: to find no sale, *repudiari: that has a good sale, vendibilis (opposed to invendibilis): for sale, venalis: promercalis (that is dealt in, bought, or sold; post-Augustan): goods for sale, res venales: res promercales (post-Augustan): to have for sale, aliquid venale habere; venum dare, vendere, venditare: to be for sale, venalem esse; venum ire; licere (to be valued and offered at a certain price): to offer for sale, venum dare; venale proponere (to have or expose for sale): praedicare, clamitare (to call or cry for sale): rem proscribere (to offer for sale by posting a bill in some public place): rem venalem inscribere; also simply rem inscribere (to ticket or mark as for sale).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sale?
- The usual Latin words for “sale” are vēndibilis, vēnālis, prōmercālis; also vēndō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.