point of sale

[ point-uhv-seyl ]

noun,plural points of sale.
  1. the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point of sale.

adjectivepoint-of-sale
  1. designating or in use at a point of sale, cashier's desk, or checkout counter; point-of-purchase.

  2. (in retailing) of or relating to a customer-checkout system that uses automated devices linked to a computer, as a terminal (point-of-sale terminal ) that directly transmits sales data as part of a computerized system for accounting and inventory control. Abbreviations: POS, P.O.S.

Origin of point of sale

1
First recorded in 1840–45

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point of sale

noun
  1. (in retail distribution) the place at which a sale is made: Abbreviation: POS

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