Definitions

sales

[seylz] / seɪlz /

ADJECTIVE

commercial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale

STRONG

commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing supplying trade trading

WEAK

across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling

Antonyms

WEAK

noncommercial not-for-profit

NOUN

business

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction

STRONG

affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket selling traffic undertaking

WEAK

buying and selling capital and labor

NOUN

trade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business commerce contract deal enterprise exchange industry market traffic transaction

STRONG

barter clientele custom customers dealing interchange patronage public swap truck

WEAK

merchantry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement idleness indolence misunderstanding unemployment

WEAK

entertainment fun pastime

NOUN

trading

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commerce deal dealings exchange industry manufacturing market selling trade traffic transaction

STRONG

affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts game industrialism merchandising racket undertaking

WEAK

buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Example Sentences

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Masino told investors Tuesday that her new strategy to bring the family-dining chain back from huge losses in sales, profits and the number of guests coming through its doors is working.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Caterpillar, by contrast, trades at six times its 2025 sales.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In a statement, AMC said due to the “robust lineup of upcoming films and strong advance ticket sales in the weeks ahead,” it needed to make some programming adjustments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His comments come as the government sets out how it would back British technology companies, as US tech giants SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for blockbuster share sales in New York.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Styx did himself proud through the sales pitch.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

sales

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