What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Sale vs Dale - What's the difference?

sale | dale |

As nouns the difference between sale and dale

is that sale is a hall while dale is a valley in an otherwise hilly area.

As proper nouns the difference between sale and dale

is that sale is a town in Greater Manchester, England while Dale is {{surname|from=Middle English}} for someone living in a dale.

sale

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sale, sal, from (etyl) . Related also to (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A hall.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (s)
  • An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
  • The sale of goods at reduced prices.
  • The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.
    • Derived terms
    * for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch
    Troponyms
    * (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

    Anagrams

    * ----

    dale

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) a valley in an otherwise hilly area.
  • * Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,'' - ''
  • A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * dell, dells * vale * valley

    Related terms

    * dollar

    Anagrams

    * * * * ----