sales

[seylz] /seɪlz/
noun
1.
plural of sale.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or engaged in sales:
sales records for the month of January; a sales department.

sale

[seyl] /seɪl/
noun
1.
the act of selling.
2.
a quantity sold.
3.
opportunity to sell; demand:
slow sale.
4.
a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
5.
transfer of property for money or credit.
6.
an auction.
Idioms
7.
for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers.
8.
on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices.
Origin
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1
Related forms
intersale, noun
nonsale, noun
subsale, noun
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  • But it hasn't exactly inspired a bunch of innovation rallies and bake sales.
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  • And so scientists not only surveyed adult turtles and their nests but also looked at turtle and egg sales in the local markets.
  • Lithium ion battery sales set to rev up thanks mainly to e-bikes and scooters.
  • Rates are available from any advertising sales office.
British Dictionary definitions for sales

sale

/seɪl/
noun
1.
the exchange of goods, property, or services for an agreed sum of money or credit
2.
the amount sold
3.
the opportunity to sell; market: there was no sale for luxuries
4.
the rate of selling or being sold: a slow sale of synthetic fabrics
5.
  1. an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
  2. (as modifier): sale bargains
6.
an auction
Word Origin
Old English sala, from Old Norse sala. See also sell

Sale

/seɪl/
noun
1.
a town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester: a residential suburb of Manchester. Pop: 55 234 (2001)
2.
a city in SE Australia, in SE Victoria: centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 12 854 (2001)

Salé

/French sale/
noun
1.
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)
Word Origin and History for sales

sale

n.

late Old English sala "a sale, act of selling," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse sala "sale," from Proto-Germanic *salo (cf. Old High German sala, Swedish salu, Danish salg), from PIE root *sal- (3) "to grasp, take." Sense of "a selling of shop goods at lower prices than usual" first appeared 1866. Sales tax attested by 1886. Sales associate by 1946. Sales representative is from 1910.

Idioms and Phrases with sales

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