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- [seylz]
- /seɪlz/
- /seɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seylz]
- /seɪlz/
Definitions of sales word
- noun sales the act of selling. 1
- noun sales a quantity sold. 1
- noun sales opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale. 1
- noun sales a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices. 1
- noun sales transfer of property for money or credit. 1
- noun sales an auction. 1
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Origin of sales
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English; late Old English sala; cognate with Old Norse, Old High German sala. Cf. sell1
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Parts of speech for Sales
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sales popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sales usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sales
noun sales
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- commercialism — Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
adj sales
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
adjective sales
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).