sales slip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sales slip
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The company’s other brands saw sales slip 27%, to $37.2 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Considering he’s been hitting .211 since April 7, here’s hoping he kept the sales slip.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
Even IHOP, which has traditionally been a source of stability for the company, has seen sales slip in recent quarters.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2017
U.S. consumers are shifting away from weight-management foods, forcing companies ranging from Kellogg Co to Nestle SA to change ingredients and focus their marketing on different health benefits as sales slip.
From Reuters ● Feb. 20, 2015
It catered to a clientele that had but three things in common: money, a desire for utter self-abandonment, and a sales slip indicating ownership of a telporter suit.
From A Bottle of Old Wine by Richard O. Lewis
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