English Online Dictionary. What means sales? What does sales mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɪlz/
- Homophone: sails
- Rhymes: -eɪlz
- Hyphenation: sales
Noun
sales pl (plural only)
- plural of sale
- The activities involved in selling goods or services.
- The amount or value of goods and services sold.
Usage notes
- Often used attributively.
Anagrams
- LSASE, SEALs, Seals, assle, lases, salse, seals
Asturian
Noun
sales
- plural of sal
- plural of sala
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ləs/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsa.les/
Noun
sales
- plural of sala
Verb
sales
- second-person singular present indicative form of salar
Chinese
Alternative forms
- sell屎, sale屎
Etymology
From clipping of English salesperson.
Pronunciation
Noun
sales
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) salesperson
- 做Sales好辛苦㗎喎,又要跑數,又要對客 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2015, 東尼, 爆數——香港人的銷售天書, page 9
- zou6 seu1 si2 hou2 san1 fu2 gaa3 wo3, jau6 jiu3 paau2 sou3, jau6 jiu3 deoi3 haak3 [Jyutping]
- Being a salesperson is really hard; you have to meet the quotas and meet with clients
做Sales好辛苦㗎㖞,又要跑数,又要对客 [Cantonese, simp.]- 十月份應該請同事、保安、清潔女工、專櫃sales食乜東東 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2016, 莊偉忠, 不離地的CEO, page 80
- sap6 jyut6 fan6 jing1 goi1 ceng2 tung4 si6, bou2 on1, cing1 git3 neoi5 gung1, zyun1 gwai6 seu1 si2 sik6 mat1 dung1 dung1 [Jyutping]
- In October, what should I treat my colleagues, security, cleaning ladies and salespeople at the counters to?
十月份应该请同事、保安、清洁女工、专柜sales食乜东东 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- 如果當年我一直滿足現狀,今日情況應該跟很多同期的sales朋友差不多,職級和薪酬已到達天花板的中高層位置,手下可能有十個八個sales [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2016, 郭釗, HEA富學:一天只做 2 小時的創富方程式, page 50
- jyu4 gwo2 dong1 nin4 ngo5 jat1 zik6 mun5 zuk1 jin6 zong6, gam1 jat6 cing4 fong3 jing1 goi1 gan1 han2 do1 tung4 kei4 dik1 seu1 si2 pang4 jau5 caa1 bat1 do1, zik1 kap1 wo4 san1 cau4 ji5 dou3 daat6 tin1 faa1 baan2 dik1 zung1 gou1 cang4 wai6 zi3, sau2 haa6 ho2 nang4 jau5 sap6 go3 baat3 go3 seu1 si2 [Jyutping]
- If I were always satisfied with the situation then, my situation today should be similar to many of my friends who were salespeople around the same time as me, their positions and salaries already at the ceiling mid-high position, with 10 or 8 salespeople under them
如果当年我一直满足现状,今日情况应该跟很多同期的sales朋友差不多,职级和薪酬已到达天花板的中高层位置,手下可能有十个八个sales [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 售貨員/售货员 (shòuhuòyuán)
- 推銷員/推销员 (tuīxiāoyuán)
See also
- sell
References
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
French
Pronunciation
Verb
sales
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of saler
Adjective
sales
- plural of sale
Anagrams
- lasse, lassé, lésas
Interlingua
Noun
sales
- plural of sal
Latin
Noun
salēs
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sāl
References
- sales in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norman
Adjective
sales pl
- plural of sale
Old Spanish
Noun
sales f pl
- plural of sal
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsales/ [ˈsa.les]
- Rhymes: -ales
- Syllabification: sa‧les
Etymology 1
See salir
Verb
sales
- second-person singular present subjunctive of salar
- second-person singular present indicative of salir
Etymology 2
See sal
Noun
sales f pl
- plural of sal