sale on approval

noun

The selling of something to a consumer on condition that the latter may return it.

Meanings

nounsale on approval (countable and uncountable, plural sales on approval)

plural sales on approval

  1. uncountableThe selling of something to a consumer on condition that the latter may return it.
  2. countableA sale under this mechanism.
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APA

sale on approval. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sale%20on%20approval

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sale on approval,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sale%20on%20approval.

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