Synonyms of salesnext
: of, relating to, or used in selling

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Across Asia, A3Media International has struck a pre-sales deal with BBC Studios’ premium SVOD drama channel, BBC First, alongside its multi-genre SVOD platform, BBC Player. John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 Based on data from Bernstein, e-commerce sales in October surged by 87.7 percent due to this year’s pre-sales period extension. Denni Hu, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024 Enhance The Post-Sales Period One part of the sales process that is too often overlooked is the post-sales period. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at the box office (1111 N. Phillips Ave.) and fiservforum.com, with pre-sales beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sales

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First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sales was in 1840

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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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