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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Origin of sales

First recorded in 1820–30, for the adjective

Words nearby sales

sale or return, salep, saleratus, Salerno, saleroom, sales, sales check, salesclerk, sales finance company, sales forecast, salesgirl

How to use sales in a sentence

Account managers can help reduce churn and maximize ALTV by focusing on the ongoing post-sales relationship with the buyers.
Report: What leading media companies are doing to thrive in 2021|Alexander Group|August 31, 2021|Digiday
Marla Newman, evp of digital sales at Meredith, said her team has expanded its post-sales teams as well, looking to add more growth.
‘No more lead times’: Publishers rework their sales orgs with an eye toward new normal|Max Willens|November 4, 2020|Digiday
Today, pre- and post-sales roles often eat up at least half of a sales team’s hiring budget, Bartels said.
‘No more lead times’: Publishers rework their sales orgs with an eye toward new normal|Max Willens|November 4, 2020|Digiday
Historically, post-sales employees ate up a small percentage of a sales organization’s staffing budget, often in the range of 20%, said Matt Bartels, the media practice lead at the Alexander Group.
‘No more lead times’: Publishers rework their sales orgs with an eye toward new normal|Max Willens|November 4, 2020|Digiday

Like so many things that happened this year, the growing focus on post-sales roles, which include areas such as ad operations, optimization, and production, began before the pandemic struck.
‘No more lead times’: Publishers rework their sales orgs with an eye toward new normal|Max Willens|November 4, 2020|Digiday
Like any good marketer, Silverman says he has sales figures proving his approach is working.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to James, by 2014 his business did close to $2 million in overall sales.
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Sales are best in Asia, London, the Middle East, and Russia.
Handbags: The More You Pay, The Smaller They Shrink|Elizabeth Landers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He noted that some retail stores that benefit from Christmas sales still instruct employees to wish customers “Happy Holidays.”
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One area that would immediately benefit is revenue from ticket sales.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is|Jesse Lawrence|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If he is restricted to cash sales only, or is not protected by usage in selling on credit, he cannot do so.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The only sales he made were of small articles his competitors had forgotten or neglected to stock.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Both kinds of sales may be by deed or sealed contract as well as by parol or orally.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
In such sales the goods are delivered to the buyer, but the title is retained by the seller until payment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
In two months his deposits from sales had amounted to something like a hundred dollars.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

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