public sale

noun

Examples of public sale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seventy percent of the company’s tokens will go to founders, team and service providers and the remaining 30% will be distributed via public sale, CoinDesk reported, noting the 70% reserved for insiders is uncharacteristically high compared to other platforms. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Citing a white paper draft, CoinDesk reports that the remaining 30% of the tokens will be distributed via a public sale — and even through that, the founding team will also receive a portion of the proceeds. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024 Rogue Ales sold 17% less beer in 2023. Caveat: Not all of Oregon's 300-plus breweries are represented in the association's data because some don't post public sales figures. John Frank, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024 Additional tickets for London will be released in a limited public sale on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. local time. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for public sale 

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Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of public sale was in 1641

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“Public sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20sale. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

public sale

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