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.
We sold off the inventory at a clearance sale for the store closing.
That shop is always having bargain sales.
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.
You can hear the voice of someone hawking fish at the market.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
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.