sales
Use Sales in a sentence
noun
1.
plural of sale.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or engaged in sales: sales records for the month of January; a sales department.
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noun
Idioms 1.
the act of selling.
2.
a quantity sold.
3.
opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale.
4.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
5.
transfer of property for money or credit.
7.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
8.
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1
Related forms
in·ter·sale, noun
non·sale, noun
sub·sale, noun
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World English Dictionary
sale (seɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit |
| 2. | the amount sold |
| 3. | the opportunity to sell; market: there was no sale for luxuries |
| 4. | the rate of selling or being sold: a slow sale of synthetic fabrics |
| 5. | a. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks |
| b. (as modifier): sale bargains | |
| 6. | an auction |
| [Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also | |
| Sale (seɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001) |
| 2. | a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001) |
| Salé (French sale) | |
| —n | |
| a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003) | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sale
late O.E. sala "a sale," from O.N. sala "sale," from P.Gmc. *salo (cf. O.H.G. sala, Swed. salu, Dan. salg), from root *sal-, source of *saljan (cf. O.E. sellan; see sell). Sense of "a selling of shop goods at lower prices than usual" first appeared 1866. Salesman is from 1523;
salesmanship first attested 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Their demands were that the sales be investigated and officials removed.
It's maddening that such a liar, such complete blowhard can command those kinds of sales.
Bulbs for spring blooms are appearing at garden centers, in catalogs and at local sales.
Retail sales, producer prices, wages and exchange rates.
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