Sales

//seɪlz// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sale form-of, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time wordnet
  3. 3
    The activities involved in selling goods or services. plural, plural-only

    "He's likable and motivated: perfect for a career in sales."

  4. 4
    The amount or value of goods and services sold. plural, plural-only

    "Sales were up 12% over last year."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Catalan.

Synonyms

All synonyms
gross revenuegross salesgross salesmarketmarketingmerchandising

Example

More examples

"Our international sales continue to grow, bringing the name of Toyo Computer into businesses world-wide."

Etymology

From Spanish, from Catalan.

Related phrases

book sales clube-salesgoods and sales taxgross salesin the salesnet salessales advisorsales agentsales assistantsales associatesales clerksales engineer

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