noun
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; clearance sale
Selling goods at heavily reduced prices, often to clear stock. The term implies a sense of urgency or loss-cutting.
閉店セールで在庫を叩き売りした。
We sold off the inventory at a clearance sale for the store closing.
あの店はいつも叩き売りをしている。
That shop is always having bargain sales.
noun
hawking goods while lowering prices
Describes the act of loudly and energetically promoting products while gradually reducing the price, typical of street vendors or auctioneers. Often used in the phrase 叩き売り口上.
市場で魚を叩き売りする声が聞こえる。
You can hear the voice of someone hawking fish at the market.
A general term for a bargain sale, often used for seasonal discounts. 叩き売り emphasizes the act of selling off goods at a loss or with aggressive price-cutting.
Also means selling at a loss, but 投げ売り focuses on the financial sacrifice, while 叩き売り can include the manner of selling (energetic touting).
Compound of 叩き (たたき, 'striking' or 'beating') and 売り (うり, 'selling'). The image is of a seller energetically beating a rhythm or calling out while selling goods, often at reduced prices.