sales

American  

[seylz] / seɪlz /

noun

1. plural of sale.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or engaged in sales.

   sales records for the month of January; a sales department.

Etymology

Origin of sales

First recorded in 1820–30, for the adjective

Example Sentences

For its fiscal fourth quarter, which runs through May, Nike expects sales to fall 2% to 4%, weighed down by weaker trends in its Converse segment and difficulties in China, whose economy has been shaky.

From MarketWatch

While a prolonged stretch of pricey gas could renew interest in EVs, it also could further slow overall sales of all vehicles if cash-crunched consumers respond by putting off new purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal

Silica noted at the time that such AI tools had helped create new ways of generating sales leads and the automatic selling of Oracle services.

From BBC

Before the deal was announced, McCormick reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 66 cents a share, beating analyst expectations, as net sales rose 17% from a year ago.

From Barron's

Beyond Meat reported a drop in fourth-quarter sales and won't file its annual report on time due to new accounting problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• commerce
• deal
• dealings
• exchange
• industry
• manufacturing
• market
• selling
• trade
• traffic
• transaction