noun
big year-end sale
Refers to a large-scale sale event held at the end of the year, typically in December, similar to a clearance or holiday sale.
デパートの歳末大売出しで福袋を買った。
I bought a lucky bag at the department store's big year-end sale.
Standard kanji spelling for the year-end sale event.
Variant spelling with 売り出し; both are used, but 売出し is slightly more compact.
More casual and commonly used in advertising; 歳末大売出し sounds more traditional and formal.
Compound of 歳末 (year-end) + 大 (big) + 売出し (sale). The spelling 売出し is a nominalized form of 売り出す (to put on sale).