sales

sale  (sl)

n.

1. The exchange of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent; the act of selling.

2. An instance of selling.

3. An opportunity for selling or being sold; demand.

4. Availability for purchase: a store where pets are for sale.

5. A selling of property to the highest bidder; an auction.

6. A special disposal of goods at lowered prices: coats on sale this week.

7. sales

a. Activities involved in selling goods or services.

b. Gross receipts.

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[Middle English, from Old English sala, from Old Norse.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sales - income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time gross revenue, gross sales income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time