sales
noun
Form of sale , plural of sale.
Simple meaning
Income received for goods and services over some given period of time.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
saylzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈseɪlz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
The amount or value of goods and services sold.
The activities involved in selling goods or services.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
Used this way, sales is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use sales
- “The company reported strong sales numbers for the last quarter.”noun
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Compound terms
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An occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.
A finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants.
The division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services.
Remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal.
A place of business for retailing goods.
Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration.
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Synonyms
Sense: income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
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