make a sale

idiom

: to sell something
Salespeople are paid a commission whenever they make a sale.

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With far less subtlety, Commerce Manager sets you up to make a sale, right here, right now. Alysha Love, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025 Furthermore, Barca is allowed to make a sale of assets for a certain period of time in Spain, and La Liga president Javier Tebas validated the levers back when they were pulled. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 The Catalans needed to make a sale or send someone out on loan themselves to possibly make the Rashford deal work, amid finally returning to the 1:1 rule under Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Salesmanship was a crucial piece of the puzzle, and authors like Anderson, James Mars, and Sojourner Truth were among those who could always make a sale, achieving sustained economic success through bookselling. Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for make a sale

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“Make a sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20sale. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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