short sale
short selling | sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) |
auction
auction sale
vendue | the public sale of something to the highest bidder |
progress
progression
procession advance
advancement forward motion
onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
forward pass
aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
| forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
| sale | a particular instance of selling, he has just made his first sale, they had to complete the sale before the banks closed |
| sale | the general activity of selling, they tried to boost sales, laws limit the sale of handguns |
sale cutate sale
sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
car boot sale
boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car |
clearance sale
inventorylearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory |
| fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire |
| fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy |
garage sale
yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises |
| going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close, during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common |
rummage sale
jumble sale | a sale of donated articles |
| white sale | a sale of household linens |
futures exchange
futures market
forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
| flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
sale
sales agreement | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer), the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office |
| conditional sale | a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price) |
sale in gross
contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
sheriff's sale
execution sale
judicial sale
forced sale | a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation |
| bill of sale | a deed transferring personal property |
| forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer
forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
| conditional sale | a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit |
carry-over
carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
| sale | the state of being purchasable, offered or exhibited for selling, you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies, the new line of cars will soon be on sale |
| look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
submit
state put forward
posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate
put up
put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
| call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
b raise conjure
conjure up
invoke
evoke stir
call down
arouse
bring up
put forward
call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, raise the specter of unemployment, he conjured wild birds in the air, call down the spirits from the mountain |
forward
send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit, forward my mail |
| advance bring forward | cause to move forward, Can you move the car seat forward? |
proceed
go forward
continue | move ahead, travel onward in time or space, We proceeded towards Washington, She continued in the direction of the hills, We are moving ahead in time now |
barge
thrust ahead
push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |
carry over
carry forward | transfer from one time period to the next |
hunch
hump
hunch forward
hunch over | round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward |
come to the fore
step forward
come forward
step up
step to the fore
come out | make oneself visible, take action, Young people should step to the fore and help their peers |
assert
put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized, Women should assert themselves more! |
purchasable
for sale | available for purchase, purchasable goods, many houses in the area are for sale |
| forward | at or near or directed toward the front, the forward section of the aircraft, a forward plunge down the stairs, forward motion |
| forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle, in a forward gear |
| forward | used of temperament or behavior, lacking restraint or modesty, a forward child badly in need of discipline |
advanced
forward-looking
innovative
modern | ahead of the times, the advanced teaching methods, had advanced views on the subject, a forward-looking corporation, is British industry innovative enough? |
advancing
forward
forward-moving | moving forward |
| point-of-sale | of or relating to or being the location where something is purchased |
ahead onward onwards
forward forwards
forrader | in a forward direction, go ahead, the train moved ahead slowly, the boat lurched ahead, moved onward into the forest, they went slowly forward in the mud |
forward
forwards frontward
frontwards
forrad
forrard
,u n | at or to or toward the front, he faced forward, step forward, she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine, (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) |