sale
noun/seɪl/
Слово англійською: sale
Переклад sale українською: збут, розпро́даж
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] an act or the process of selling something
- regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages
- The product has been withdrawn from sale.
- I haven't made a sale all week.
- She gets 10 per cent commission on each sale.
- They charge a fee of 3 to 5 per cent of the sale price .
- We gave them our sales pitch (= our explanation of why they should buy something).
Homophones sail | salesail sale/seɪl/- sail verb
- Thor managed to sail his raft across the Pacific Ocean.
- sail noun
- Far out I could see a yacht with a white sail.
- sale noun
- She will receive the profits from the sale of her property.
sales
[plural] the number of items sold- They have to boost sales to make a profit.
- Retail sales fell in November by 10 per cent.
- ticket/car sales
- The company has seen record sales over the past year.
- sales are up/down Online sales were up by 12 per cent.
- the sales figures for May
Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business
- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/website
- create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation
- liquidate/wind up a company
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
sales
[uncountable] (also sales department [countable])
the part of a company that deals with selling its products- a sales and marketing director
- in sales She works in sales.
- She works in the sales department.
- He's a sales manager for a hotel group.
- The Weldon Group has a 6 000 strong sales force.
- The sale starts next week.
- the January sales
- in the sales I bought a coat in the sales.
- sale on something a half-price sale on all bed linen
- The airline is selling one third of all its seats at the sale price.
Wordfinder
see also fire sale, flash sale, seat sale - assistant
- buy
- counter
- display
- fitting room
- promotion
- sale
- shop
- store
- till
- a contemporary art sale
- a major sale of paintings
Word Originlate Old English sala, from Old Norse sala, of Germanic origin; related to sell.
Idioms
(up) for sale
- available to be bought, especially from the owner
- I'm sorry, it's not for sale.
- They've put their house up for sale.
- an increase in the number of stolen vehicles being offered for sale
- a ‘for sale’ sign
- The land has come up for sale again.
on sale
- available to be bought, especially in a shop
- Tickets are on sale from the booking office.
- The new model goes on sale next month.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingc1- Drugs were on open sale in the club.
- The new stamps are now on sale at main post offices.
- (especially North American English, South African English) being offered at a reduced price
- All video equipment is on sale today and tomorrow.
(on) sale or return
- (British English) (of goods) supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for
- The novels are delivered to outlets on a sale or return basis.