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PRONUNCIATION OF JUMBLE SALE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUMBLE SALE

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Jumble sale is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JUMBLE SALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jumble sale

Jumble sale

A jumble sale, bring and buy sale or rummage sale is an event at which second hand goods are sold, usually by an institution such as a local Boys' Brigade Company, Scout group or church, as a fundraising or charitable effort. A rummage sale by a church is called a church sale or white elephant sale, frequently as part of a church bazaar.

Definition of jumble sale in the English dictionary

The definition of jumble sale in the dictionary is a sale of miscellaneous articles, usually cheap and predominantly secondhand, in aid of charity US and Canadian equivalent: rummage sale.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUMBLE SALE

jumar
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jumart
jumbal
jumbie
jumble
jumbler
jumblingly
jumbly
jumbo
jumbo jet
jumbo loan
jumbo pack
jumboise
jumboize
jumbuck
jumby
jumelle
Jumna
jump

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUMBLE SALE

auction sale
bill of sale
boot sale
car boot sale
car-boot sale
charity sale
clearance sale
clearing sale
close-out sale
closing-down sale
closing-out sale
electronic point of sale
fire sale
garage sale
house sale
no sale
point of sale
rummage sale
sale
white sale
yard sale

Synonyms and antonyms of jumble sale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jumble sale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUMBLE SALE

Find out the translation of jumble sale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jumble sale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jumble sale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

义卖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mercadillo
570 millions of speakers

English

jumble sale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गड़बड़ी बिक्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيع الخليط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нагромождение продажа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bazar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিশান বিক্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bric-à-brac
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jualan jumble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flohmarkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴチャゴチャ販売
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤범벅 판매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jumbling sale
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bán hàng linh tinh rẻ tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜம்பிள் விற்பனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ विक्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yardım kermesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vendita di miscuglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbieraniną sprzedaż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нагромадження продаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânzare talmeș-balmeș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνονθύλευμα πώληση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rommelverkoping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loppmarknad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loppemarked
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jumble sale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUMBLE SALE»

The term «jumble sale» is regularly used and occupies the 59.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUMBLE SALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jumble sale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUMBLE SALE»

Discover the use of jumble sale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jumble sale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Royal Jumble Sale
Brightly illustrated rhyming stories with large text format by top authors and illustrators, perfect for developing phonological awareness.
Hilary Robinson, 2007
2
Saturday Night Believer: Stories of Music Ministry from the ...
On Saturday 6th, the Sunday school has their Anniversary Jumble Sale at 10am – at which extra biscuits will be served. Next Sunday after Worship at 11am, Mrs. Ramsden has given me a note to say she wants a 'brief but vital' meeting with ...
Scott Fellows, 2010
3
Jenny and the Jumble Sale
Graded, fun stories from 130 to 200 words for newly independent readers developing confidence and reading stamina.
Sue Graves, 2005
4
Theatre West Four - So Far as I Can Remember
Surely nothing else but a TW4 jumble sale would get me out of bed at 7.30 on a Saturday Morning ! And all because John had left the cups for the orange squash at work. From the moment I put my nose out of the door, I was hard at it.
John Anthony Nicholls, 2013
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The Jumble Sale: Stage 3: More Stories
The Big Book versions of the Stage 3 More Stories Pack A, previously only available as a pack (ISBN 0-19-916292-1), are now being made available individually. Big Books are particularly suitable for use in the Literacy Hour.
Roderick Hunt, 1998
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Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
M'CRAE ATTENDS A JUMBLE SALE HIS COMPENSATION By EVA WILLIAMS MALONE. a plate apiece of steaming broth we sat on opposite sides of the kitchen table and ate in comfortable silence, while the rain pattered on the window ...
Mrs. Frank Leslie, Ellery Sedgwick, 1904
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The American Magazine
M'CRAE ATTENDS A JUMBLE SALE They held up their glasses of soda and sucked temptingly. a plate apiece of steaming broth we sat on opposite sides of the kitchen table and ate in comfortable silence, while the rain pattered on the ...
Frank Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline) Leslie, Ellery Sedgwick, 1903
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Collecting in Contemporary Practice
If car boot sales have a predominantly masculine atmosphere, their female equivalent is the jumble sale. These, similarly, take place at weekends, usually Saturdays, across the country in a range of halls, and are organised by female ...
Professor Susan Pearce, Susan M. Pearce, 1997
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The Queen's English: An A to Zed Guide To Distinctively ...
All this takes us to the wonderful tradition of the jumble sale, a confused mixture of items all donated by members of a church or community, as a way of fund- raising. The jumble sale is where the English spirit of optimism reigns supreme, ...
Christopher J. Moore, 2011
10
The Irish Rascals: ''Our Gang''
None of us could sleep the night before the BIG Jumble Sale. It was an annual event organised by Timmy where we would all bring our old toys and books to the jumble sale and 50p to buy something new. We had to be up early as Timmy set ...
Patricia O' Sullivan, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUMBLE SALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jumble sale is used in the context of the following news items.
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30th anniversary celebration of iconic Volkswagens coming to …
Visitors can make a day of it with hundreds of specialist trade stands, an 'auto-jumble sale' and Concours d'elegance with car club displays. «Warrington Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Skaneateles' Tom Scherrer to be inducted into Greater Syracuse …
The St. James Episcopal Church's annual Jumble Sale is returning this summer, but with a different time and place than usual. «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
3
GALLERY: Street jumble sale leaves trail of happy bargain hunters
Bedford's first Jumble Trail is hailed a success as bargain hunters trawl the stalls set up by residents in Black Tom. The event covered the ... «Bedford Today, Jul 15»
4
St. James' Jumble Sale in Skaneateles gets new location, time for …
The St. James Episcopal Church's annual Jumble Sale is returning this ... the Jumble Sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 25. «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Curry Rivel and Drayton Guides holding jumble sale next Tuesday
GIRL guides in Curry Rivel will be holding a jumble sale next Tuesday to raise money for the troop's activities. 1st Curry Rivel and Drayton ... «Western Gazette, Jul 15»
6
The Occupation of Greece: a Financial Coup d'État
... and the placing of automatic spending constraints, a jumble sale of 50 billion euros worth of public assets is being forced upon Greece. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
Larbert & Stenhousemuir news from Thursday, July 16
For many years the 62nd Larbert Scout Group has been very grateful to everyone who has supported their annual jumble sale by donating ... «Falkirk Herald, Jul 15»
8
The Brockley New Cross Jumble Trail, July 25th
Brockley and New Cross will be staging a neighbourhood-wide jumble sale on July 25th - or at least, it will if you all join in. Jumble Trail is a ... «Crosswhatfields?, Jul 15»
9
From the Hawick News archives
This, the girls' third such donation, was the proceeds of a jumble sale. 1985. Trade Union officials have rejected a 6.5 per cent pay offer from ... «Hawick News, Jul 15»
10
Coming Soon: An Online Celebrity Jumble Sale
The Music Circle have hosted several instalments of Rumble In The Jumble, a jumble sale which uses clothing and memorabilia donated by famous musicians. «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»

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