sales

[ seylz ]
/ seɪlz /
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noun

plural of sale.

adjective

of, relating to, or engaged in sales: sales records for the month of January; a sales department.

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Definition for sales (2 of 2)

sale
[ seyl ]
/ seɪl /

noun

the act of selling.
a quantity sold.
opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
transfer of property for money or credit.
an auction.

Origin of sale

before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1

OTHER WORDS FROM sale

in·ter·sale, nounnon·sale, nounsub·sale, noun
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Words related to sales

purchase, transaction, deal, business, auction, marketing, trade, reduction, selling, demand, buying, negotiation, commerce, barter, disposal, enterprise, dumping, clearance, vending, vendition

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British Dictionary definitions for sales (1 of 3)

sale
/ (seɪl) /

noun

the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
the amount sold
the opportunity to sell; marketthere was no sale for luxuries
the rate of selling or being solda slow sale of synthetic fabrics
  1. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
  2. (as modifier)sale bargains
an auction

Word Origin for sale

Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell

British Dictionary definitions for sales (2 of 3)

Sale
/ (seɪl) /

noun

a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for sales (3 of 3)

Salé
/ (French sale) /

noun

a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
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Idioms and Phrases with sales

sale

see close the sale; on sale; white sale.

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