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sale
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[ noun ] (business) the general activity of selling
Examples "they tried to boost sales" "laws limit the sale of handguns" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling , distribution , and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge . Proper follow-through requires training your own sales organization , and your distributor organizations , not_only in the techniques but also in good customer relations . As mass dealer and distributor organizations grow in size , there is every reason to expect them to try to share_in the manufacturer 's as_well as the distributor 's profits - which is , in_effect , what the sale of private brands tends to do . Have you studied the caliber and sales approaches of your sales_force in_relation_to requirements for effective marketing ? `` Selective selling '' - concentrating sales on the larger accounts - has been used effectively by some manufacturers . |
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[ noun ] (business) a particular instance of selling
Examples "he has just made his first sale" "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The bond issue will go to the state courts for a friendly test_suit to test the validity of the act , and_then the sales will begin and contracts let for repair work on some of Georgia 's most heavily traveled highways . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)When he needs money to buy something like , say , the Rolls-Royce he keeps near his vegetable_patch , he takes_a_flyer in the sale of surplus army supplies . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)And in the last five years , the `` Methodist chapel committee has authorized the demolition or , more often , the sale of 764 chapels '' . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)The property sales assistance program is designed to assist small business_concerns that may wish to buy property offered for sale by the Federal_Government . The property sales assistance program is designed to assist small business_concerns that may wish to buy property offered for sale by the Federal_Government . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
Examples "vitamin C is on sale at most pharmacies" "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
Synonyms Examples "they held a sale to reduce their inventory" "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)And the hours were six-thirty in the morning until eleven at night on Saturdays and during sales , and there were no chairs and you could n't smoke and the cooling was overhead fans and there was no porter or janitor . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7304
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[ noun ] (business) an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
Synonyms Examples "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" Related terms |
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