Sale vs Scales - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between sale and scales

is that sale is (obsolete) a hall or sale can be an exchange of goods or services for currency or credit while scales is .

(scale).

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

(en noun)

(obsolete) A hall.

From (etyl) sale, from (etyl) .

(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.

* for sale * on sale * regular sales * salesman * sales pitch

* (selling of goods at reduced prices) cut-rate sale, sales event * (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) auction, public sale

* ----

(wikipedia scales)

(head)

(en-plural noun)

A device for measuring weight.

The butcher put the sausages on the scales .

* tip the scales

(head)

(scale)