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noun, plural points-of-sale, adjective | 1. | the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale. |
| 2. | designating or in use at a point-of-sale, cashier's desk, or check-out counter; point-of-purchase. |
| 3. | (in retailing) of or pertaining 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. Abbreviation: P.O.S., POS |

| point of sale n. pl. points of sale A business or place where a product or service can be purchased. Also called point of purchase. point'-of-sale' (point'əv-sāl') adj. |