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.

• この酒さか屋やでは升ます売うりで日本にほん酒しゅを量はかり売うりしている。

  This liquor store sells sake by the masu measure.