Home › Words › S › saleworksaleworksalework means goods made for general sale (as opposed to goods made specially to order).EtymologyFrom sale + work.nounGoods made for general sale (as opposed to goods made specially to order).e.g.“I see no more in you than in the ordinary Of nature’s sale-work.” — c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, publDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).