French word

solde

Pronunciation

IPA/sɔld/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsales

Example

Je vais aux soldes ce week-end.

I am going to the sales this weekend.

Illustration for solde (sales)

More examples

Les soldes commencent demain.

The sales begin tomorrow.

Core concept

A shop rack with red price labels showing lower amounts as the remaining items disappear.

Common phrases

  • aux soldes

    during the sales

  • les soldes

    sales

  • période de soldes

    sales period

Similar words

promo: An informal term for a temporary discount or an item sold cheaply.
rabais: The amount deducted from a product's selling price.
réduction: A decrease in the original price expressed as an amount or percentage.

Definition in French

Réduction temporaire appliquée au prix d'un article pendant une période commerciale.

Word origin

The commercial sense of solde belongs to a monetary word family linked to Italian soldo and Latin solidus, the name of a Roman coin.

Usage tips

  • For the discount sense, French normally uses the plural les soldes, as in Je vais aux soldes ce week-end.

Other meanings

  • balancenoun
  • paynoun

Related words

  • solderdiscountverb
  • soldéon saleadjective

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