sales

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See also: Sales, salés, and SÁLES

English

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Noun

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sales pl (plural only)

  1. plural of sale
  2. The activities involved in selling goods or services.
    He's likable and motivated: perfect for a career in sales.
    We have a sales training program beginning this Monday.
  3. The amount or value of goods and services sold.
    Sales were up 12% over last year.

Usage notes

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  • Often used attributively.

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Asturian

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Noun

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sales

  1. plural of sal
  2. plural of sala

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sales

  1. plural of sala

Verb

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sales

  1. second-person singular present indicative of salar

Chinese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From clipping of English salesperson.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sales

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) salesperson

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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sales

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of saler

Adjective

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sales

  1. plural of sale

Anagrams

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Interlingua

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Noun

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sales

  1. plural of sal

Latin

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Noun

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salēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sāl

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Norman

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Adjective

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sales pl

  1. plural of sale

Old Spanish

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Noun

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sales f pl

  1. plural of sal

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsales/ [ˈsa.les]
  • Rhymes: -ales
  • Syllabification: sa‧les

Etymology 1

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See salir

Verb

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sales

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of salar
  2. second-person singular present indicative of salir

Etymology 2

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See sal

Noun

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sales f pl

  1. plural of sal