flash sale

noun

A sale of merchandise where the prices are greatly reduced, but lasting for only a short period of time.

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Meanings

nounflash sale (countable and uncountable, plural flash sales)

plural flash sales

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA sale of merchandise where the prices are greatly reduced, but lasting for only a short period of time.

    Northern is one operator that is moving to combat the perception of rising fares, as it runs its flash sale of one million tickets for £1. This runs until October 20, or while stocks last.

    2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3
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Chicago

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