sales

See also: Sales, salés, and SÁLES

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɪlz/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: sails
  • Rhymes: -eɪlz
  • Hyphenation: sales

Noun

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

  • Often used attributively.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

sales

  1. plural of sal
  2. plural of sala

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

sales

  1. plural of sala

Verb

sales

  1. second-person singular present indicative of salar

Chinese

Alternative forms

  • sell屎, sale屎

Etymology

From clipping of English salesperson.

Pronunciation


Noun

sales

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) salesperson

Synonyms

See also

References

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

sales

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

Adjective

sales

  1. plural of sale

Anagrams

Interlingua

Noun

sales

  1. plural of sal

Latin

Noun

salēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sāl

References

Norman

Adjective

sales pl

  1. plural of sale

Old Spanish

Noun

sales f pl

  1. plural of sal

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

See salir

Verb

sales

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

Etymology 2

See sal

Noun

sales f pl

  1. plural of sal
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