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.

adjective

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-saleterminal that directly transmits sales data as part of a computerized system for accounting and inventory control. POS, P.O.S.

point of sale

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of point of sale¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Carmakers can apply for models to be eligible for grants, which are then automatically applied at the point of sale.

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Nowadays, most of the reports his office receives of EBT card scamming come from stores without microchip readers on their point of sale machines.

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The exact seats appeared to be for sale at the same time on both Ticketmaster, the original point of sale, and Viagogo.

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But it says the Scottish government must promise immediate policy support, after a previous pledge to require homeowners to install green heating in homes at the point of sale was scrapped earlier this year.

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As part of the deal, Ohmio moved its headquarters from New Zealand to the Inland Empire city, establishing it as the company’s research, development, testing and designated point of sale.

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