Definition:
- The activity of promoting a product or service directly to prospective customers via personal contact.
- The profession of those involved in that activity.
- The plural of sale, an exchange of products or services for money.
- The plural of sale, a promotion of a product via a temporary reduction in price.
Pronunciation: saylz • (noun)
Also Known As: Selling (for definition 1 above only)
Examples: 1. Their marketing was effectively generating leads, but they didn't have enough people doing sales to follow up with all of them.
2. Jim's passion for helping people solve problems made sales a natural career choice for him.
3. Ann realized that to hit her quota by the end of the month, she was going to need to focus on a few larger sales, rather than on several smaller ones.
4. Ed didn't believe in throwing sales, but in offering the best possible price every day.