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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
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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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Plus, the transition to next-generation 1.6T copper cables could drive about 50% higher average sales prices, he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The facilities can generate significant revenue for local governments due to sales and property taxes, but also require immense amounts of water and energy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

In October 2025, Organon CEO Kevin Ali resigned after an internal board investigation found what the drugmaker called improper sales practices aimed at boosting quarterly results in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Kia earlier this week trimmed its long-term sales targets, lowering its 2030 total vehicle target to 4.13 million units from 4.19 million and its electric-vehicle target to 1 million from 1.26 million, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

At her job, she had the highest sales record in the company for six years straight.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake