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View synonyms for sales

sales

[ seylz ]

noun

  1. plural of sale.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in sales:

    sales records for the month of January; a sales department.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sales1

First recorded in 1820–30, for the adjective

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Example Sentences

Like any good marketer, Silverman says he has sales figures proving his approach is working.

According to James, by 2014 his business did close to $2 million in overall sales.

Sales are best in Asia, London, the Middle East, and Russia.

He noted that some retail stores that benefit from Christmas sales still instruct employees to wish customers “Happy Holidays.”

One area that would immediately benefit is revenue from ticket sales.

If he is restricted to cash sales only, or is not protected by usage in selling on credit, he cannot do so.

The only sales he made were of small articles his competitors had forgotten or neglected to stock.

Both kinds of sales may be by deed or sealed contract as well as by parol or orally.

In such sales the goods are delivered to the buyer, but the title is retained by the seller until payment.

In two months his deposits from sales had amounted to something like a hundred dollars.

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