# sales

Pronunciation: say "SAYLZ" /seɪlz/

## Noun

1. The amount or value of goods and services that have been sold.
   - Simple: The total amount of goods or services sold, or their value in money.
   - _Quarterly sales exceeded the company's targets for the third year running._
   - _A sudden drop in sales forced the firm to cut its costs._
2. Plural of sale. — plural of sale
   - Simple: Plural of sale. Use this form when talking about more than one sale.
   - _The summer and winter sales drew large crowds downtown._
   - _Several clearance sales emptied the shelves within days._
3. Selling goods or services as a field of work.
   - Simple: The work of selling goods or services to people.
   - _After college she moved into sales, drawn by the chance to meet new people._
   - _The company's sales staff handle everything from cold calls to closing deals._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sales (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).