Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Sale vs Sales

Sale
  • [noun] Act of selling.  Quantity sold.  Opportunity to sell.  Special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices.
  • [idioms] For sale: offered to be sold, made avaiable to purchasers.  On sale: able to be bought at reduced prices.
Sales
  • [noun] Plural of sale.
  • [adjective] of, pertaining to, or engaged in sales:- sales records, sales department/manager.
 
Also:
  • Salesperson
  • Sales volume: The plural is used because sales volume generally involves more than one sale, not just one. [English-Test.net]

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