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  2. Which is correct, "sales price" or "sale price"?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/188801/which-is-correct-sales-price-or...

    Hence sale price, lease price or rental price. Complementary An equipment company would have engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales department. If each of them are to be asked to propose a price on a piece of equipment, the prices would be engineering's sale price, manufacturing's sake price, marketing's sale price and sales' sale

  3. Price is an attribute of the item being priced. Rather it is the item itself that is cheaper. However, it is perfectly clear that the price attribute can be lower. Nonetheless. your observation is also correct: "cheaper price", "cheaper rate" etc. are common usage, and it sounds perfectly fine to my native speaker's ear.

  4. 1. "On Sales" is not an idiomatic phrase which a native American English speaker would use to indicate that a product can be had for a reduced price, not even if multiple products were experiencing reduced pricing. "Eggs and milk are on sale" is an example, with "on sale" being correct even with multiple products affected.

  5. Asking about the date on which something happens using...

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    But if you said, "The sale price will be effective on March 1", they'd probably think you meant just for that one day. "... be effective from ..." always means to the indefinite future. Others have said that "be effective" can also mean "adequate to the purpose".

  6. word choice - "In the market" or "on the market" - English...

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    So one puts one’s pork bellies on the market at the lowest price in the market. in the market : in the position of being a potential buyer <in the market for a house>. on the market : available for purchase; also : up for sale <put their house on the market> ¹. Share. Improve this answer. Follow.

  7. word choice - Difference between "buy" and "purchase" - English...

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    Dec 5, 2014 at 12:26. In the sense of a commercial transaction, "buy" and "purchase" (the verbs) are essentially identical, except that "purchase" has a slightly more formal "feel" to it. However, one might say "that's a real buy" or maybe "that's quite a buy" (noun form) to indicate a bargain. And "purchase" can be used as a noun with a rather ...

  8. A large group of lenders were persuaded to accept price risk, political risk, completion risk and operating risks, since there were no guarantees from the sponsors and the sale price was based off the world market prices. — Mining Magazine, November 1981

  9. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/309373/blanket-term-for-things-we-often...

    You might go with sundries. Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually ()While this meaning is a bit broader than what you describe, there is a convention of using sundries for exactly the types of items you list (toiletries, etc.).

  10. etymology - I'm British, so should I take a rain cheque? -...

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    2. ‘Rain check’ as a British English expression. If one considers, however, that the US expression has entered or is entering British English, then the argument for the spelling “rain cheque” depends on the idea that the spelling “check” is not British in the sense of a voucher or receipt, and that in order to be assimilated into ...

  11. Detail or Details? Read on for more detail/details

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    Every new model will be on sale for 20% off the manufacturer's suggested retail price for all walk-in customers (limit: two Furbies per customer). But don't delay: This sale will take place on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. only!