: of, relating to, or used in selling

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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 Produced on a budget of $800,000, the film will be seeking a sales agent, pre-sales and festival berths at HAF. Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024 Natalie Thomas, sales leader of Ebby’s Cedar Creek Lake office and co-sales leader of its Forney office, will add the same role in the new Jacksonville office. Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2022 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 

Word History

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 13 Dec. 2024.

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