sales

S1A1L1E1S1
/seɪlz/

noun

The activities involved in selling goods or services.

“Sales were up 12% over last year.”

Similar
gross salesgross revenue
OriginCatalan sales →
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Meanings

sales1

nounsales pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyplural of sale
  2. pluralplural onlyThe activities involved in selling goods or services.

    We have a sales training program beginning this Monday.

    1 more example

    He's likable and motivated: perfect for a career in sales.

  3. pluralplural onlyThe amount or value of goods and services sold.

    Sales were up 12% over last year.

Sales2

proper nounSales (plural Saleses)

plural Saleses

  1. A surname from Catalan.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounincome (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

Similar
gross salesgross revenue
Broader
income
Also see
gross sales

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Catalansales
  2. EnglishSales

From Spanish, from Catalan sales.

More words from Catalan

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sales

walestalesscalesmalesnailsmailstailssailsVersaillesdalesalesMarseillespaleshard as nailskayles
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

sails

Anagrams

sealssalseassle
Cite this entry
APA

sales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sales

MLA

“sales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sales. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sales,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sales.

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