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  • noun Plural form of sale.
  • noun The activities involved in selling goods or services.
  • noun Revenues

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

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Examples

  • "For GM, the June swoon has an added peril: Without a sales surge in the next few days, it risks losing its U. S.-sales crown to Toyota Motor Corp. for the month," the paper says.

    Car Makers Squeezed 2008

  • For GM, the June swoon has an added peril: Without a sales surge in the next few days, it risks losing its U. S.-sales crown to Toyota Motor Corp. for the month.

    GM Slates Sweeping Rebates Jeff Bennett, Neal E. Boudette 2008

  • In addition, the 30 key local brands, which represented 22% of Group sales over the 1st half-year 2009/10, confirmed their resilience at a time of crisis, with stable volume and sales*.

    Food IngredientsFIrst News 2010

  • LEAD: Nintendo's April-December profits, sales drop on slower Wii sales+ photo: Creative Commons/TC411-507

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • You must remit sales tax on all sales of tangible personal property from an event at a Michigan location to an end user (\ "retail sales\") at the rate of 6 percent.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • For SchoolFest matinee and general group sales, including home-school groups, call NCSF's Administrative Offices, at 841-2273, ext. 226, or e-mail sales@ ncshakes. org.

    Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC 2009

  • If a fall in sales is due to a shortage of demand while there is ample supply, then, as quantities fall relative to trend, prices will fall as well.

    Brad DeLong: Economics for Parrots Brad DeLong 2010

  • But it should be easy -- at least for an average parrot -- to tell whether a fall in sales is due to a shortage of supply or a shortage of demand.

    Brad DeLong: Economics for Parrots Brad DeLong 2010

  • But it should be easy -- at least for an average parrot -- to tell whether a fall in sales is due to a shortage of supply or a shortage of demand.

    Brad DeLong: Economics for Parrots Brad DeLong 2010

  • If, on the other hand, the fall in sales is due to a shortage of supply while there is ample demand, then prices will rise as quantities fall.

    Brad DeLong: Economics for Parrots Brad DeLong 2010

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