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| gavel |
a small hammer, usu. wooden, used by a judge or someone presiding over a meeting or auction to get attention, call for order, or signal a sale. |
| gun control |
the practice or policy of enacting and enforcing laws that impose stricter regulations on the sale, possession, and use of guns. |
| hatchery |
a place where the eggs of fish, chickens, or other animals are hatched, as for the stocking of rivers, commercial sale, or other purposes. |
| hawk2 |
to offer (goods) for sale by crying out or going from place to place. |
| homestead law |
any law prohibiting forced sale or seizure of a homestead to settle debt. [2 definitions] |
| imperfect |
an item of goods that contains a defect but still is considered usable and is offered for sale usu. at a lower price. [1/5 definitions] |
| in stock |
present for sale. |
| land office |
a government office established to transact and record the sale and transfer of public lands. |
| list1 |
to be available for sale at a certain price. [1/3 definitions] |
| local option |
the right to decide by vote whether something controversial, such as the sale of liquor, shall be allowed in a certain locality. |
| lot |
an area of land used for parking vehicles or for exhibiting vehicles for sale. [1/8 definitions] |
| lumberyard |
a place where lumber is stacked and offered for sale. |
| market |
a place where goods are available for sale. [2/6 definitions] |
| medicine show |
a usu. small group of traveling salespeople who put on entertaining shows to attract customers for the patent medicines and other cures offered for sale. |
| merchandise |
to promote the sale of. [1/3 definitions] |
| merchandising |
all of the activities involved in promoting the sale of goods. |
| negotiate |
to transact or conduct (a sale, exchange, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| nursery |
a place where plants or trees are cultivated, often for sale. [1/3 definitions] |
| nurseryman |
one who grows plants or young trees, often for sale. |
| offer |
to present for sale. [1/14 definitions] |
| offering |
that which is offered, either as a gift or for sale. [1/4 definitions] |
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