sell vs sale

sell and sale both are nouns.

sell is a verb but sale is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No
sale	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sale is a hypernym of sell; that is, sale is a word with a broader meaning than sell:

sell: the activity of persuading someone to buy
sale: the general activity of selling

sell (noun)	sale (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	a particular instance of selling
	an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
	the general activity of selling
	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 state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling

sell (verb)	sale (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
give up for a price or reward
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
be responsible for the sale of
be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between sell and sale

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