升ます売うり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

selling by volume; selling by the masu

Rare term referring to the practice of selling goods, especially rice or sake, by volume using a traditional wooden masu box. Often associated with historical or traditional contexts.

See also: 升 (ます)

• 昔むかしは米こめを升ます売うりしていた。

  In the old days, rice was sold by the masu.