[, ] (; ) when sth such as property is sold by the owner directly to the buyer; when shares, etc. are offered for sale to only a few people and not to the public私人出售（房产等由业主直接卖给买主）；私募，非公开出售（股票出售给少数人而非公众）◆We bought the house by private sale.我们购买了由私人出售的房子。◆raising capital through the private sale of equity通过私募筹集资金