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sales

[seylz] / seɪlz /
ADJECTIVE
commercial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale
STRONG
commissary exchange market merchandising retail retailing supplying trade trading
WEAK
across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling
Antonyms
WEAK
noncommercial not-for-profit
NOUN
business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deal industry manufacturing market trading transaction
STRONG
affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts dealings exchange game industrialism merchandising racket selling traffic undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor
NOUN
trade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce contract deal enterprise exchange industry market traffic transaction
STRONG
barter clientele custom customers dealing interchange patronage public swap truck
WEAK
merchantry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement idleness indolence misunderstanding unemployment
WEAK
entertainment fun pastime
NOUN
trading
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commerce deal dealings exchange industry manufacturing market selling trade traffic transaction
STRONG
affairs bargaining barter commercialism contracts game industrialism merchandising racket undertaking
WEAK
buying and selling capital and labor free enterprise production and distribution

Example Sentences

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How much analysts expect Eli Lilly’s once-daily pill for weight loss to generate in global sales by 2030, compared with $4 billion for the Wegovy pill, according to pharmaceutical commercial intelligence firm Evaluate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The company is projected to generate $25 billion in 2026 sales with potential Ebitda profit margins as high as 50%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Not all of the insider trades he discloses are buys and sales that pay him cash, however.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The Chinese pharmaceutical company’s strong 2025 results was mainly driven by a surge in innovative product sales and collaboration revenue, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"You always need change, especially in the beginning. You'll lose sales if you can't make change."

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.