Sales


noun
1.
plural of sale.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or engaged in sales:
sales records for the month of January; a sales department.
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.
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.

an event at which goods are sold at reduced prices, usually to clear old stocks
(as modifier): sale bargains

6.
an auction
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)
noun
1.
a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic adjoining Rabat. Pop: 880 000 (2003)

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