Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinderella sale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: cin-derel-la sale
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.

Example Sentences

"Instead of advertising small widths and sizes in women's shoes, the event was called the Cinderella sale."
"Why not try a Cinderella Sale? Offer a table of odds and ends, broken sizes, leftovers, etc. Make prices ridiculous."

Etymology

First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.

Inflected Forms

Cinderella sales (plural)

Questions

What does cinderella sale mean?: An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.
Where does cinderella sale come from?: First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.

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