sales

Definition of salesnext
plural of sale
as in transactions
the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price my neighbor tried to make a sale, but no one was interested in buying his old car they made enough profit from the sale of the house for a down payment on the new one

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Recent Examples of sales During a period of difficult economic conditions, the city council votes to allow sales only to city residents. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 The distinction matters because Oura’s sales still lean heavily toward hardware, according to Siu. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 Twenty-three percent of beauty sales in travel retail is for gifting. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The limited-time offer allows New Atlas readers to secure early access to Narwal’s lowest October Prime Day pricing ahead of the official sales event, bypassing the need to wait for the crowded shopping period. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 None of Nvidia’s rivals are forecasting 70% sales growth next year. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Jago was also a long-serving Endemol Shine sales exec, while Horchner has been with All3Media since its very early days, joining back in 2004. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 White real estate agents also averaged $1,998,000 in annual sales volume, the total dollar amount of property sold by an agent, whereas Black agents averaged $474,500 in sales volume. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Accepting the reality of higher mortgage rates Still, home sales haven’t dropped off despite higher mortgage rates. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales
Noun
  • New forms of payment, including digital currency, are working their way into everyday transactions, and AI is beginning to move from informing decisions to initiating and completing them.
    — Andy Zosel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And the regime has trustees in many surrounding nations who secretively conduct transactions for the regime in the form of US dollars, cryptocurrency or other means to avoid detection, according to Brown.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In many cases, Americans aren’t getting the best deals compared with the rest of the world.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Today, that means investors can snap up some deals before the shift.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • So people who use Croissant will get 10 percent back on purchases made within the network in credits that can be used immediately to purchase other goods.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The district attorney's office said the purchases included a family trip to Disney World, an Outer Banks vacation rental, country club membership fees, limousine service, purchase and installation of a hot tub at Fantuzzo's home and payment of local and state property taxes.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, investors keep heading for the bond market exits, selling off bonds and demanding higher rates at government bond auctions as inflation continues to rise.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Hapag-Lloyd said in mid-September that draft limits had cut cargo-carrying capacity on affected vessels and raised costs through priority auctions, surcharges and alternative routings.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Sales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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