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<p><span class="ind">"sells" is a verb (the action of doing
something),<br>
while "sales" is a noun<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noun</a><br>
</span></p>
<p><span class="ind">British & World English<br>
"The exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling
something"<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sale">https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sale</a><br>
</span></p>
<p><span class="ind">North American English<br>
"The exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling
something"<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/sale">https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/sale</a></span></p>
<p><span class="ind">Example sentences :<br>
</span></p>
<p><span class="ind"> ‘The overall annual quantity of our beef
sales to Egypt when translated into live cattle equivalent
amounts to 450,000 animals.’<br>
‘Conflicting evidence suggests that swapping music either
increases or reduces CD <b>sales</b>.’<br>
‘Imagined relationships are a part of the TV shopping
channel experience that increases <b>sales</b>.’<br>
‘Over a period of time, the increase in <b>sales</b> starts
to slow down and this is known as the maturity stage.’<br>
‘A survey released by the CBI has revealed that traders
nationally are facing a slower festive period with <b>sales</b>
not as high as last year.’<br>
‘Larger music companies say they'll reduce prices on the
coolest CDs in an effort to boost <b>sales</b> and reduce
piracy.’<br>
‘All divisions reported increased <b>sales</b> and either
reduced losses or improved earnings.’<br>
‘Combine quick load times with great products as well as
great prices and your <b>sales</b> will start to sky rocket.’<br>
‘If it is priced wisely, Octavia <b>sales</b> next year
should increase even further.’<br>
‘While Nan Fung achieved solid <b>sales</b> by cutting
prices, market sources said other developers were unlikely to
follow suit.’<br>
‘Profits in Spain and Poland were reduced by price cuts, and
<b>sales</b> also slipped in Belgium and Ukraine.’<br>
‘But when prices fall, <b>sales</b> generally increase,
offsetting some of the decrease in revenue.’<br>
‘Margiotta said figures for the current year would show
increases and that <b>sales</b> at its new shop in Dundas
Street were above target.’<br>
‘The company says that on an annualised basis it will reduce
<b>sales</b> and marketing costs by £15 million a year.’<br>
‘Marks and Spencer reported its first increase in quarterly
clothing <b>sales</b> for nearly three years with sales in
Irish shops still on the rise.’<br>
‘However, expectations are extremely high for the year ahead
such that three of four repair shops are expecting <b>sales</b>
to increase.’<br>
‘The shop targets to achieve <b>sales</b> worth Rs.23
crores during the current financial year.’<br>
‘It seems that this year's photography <b>sales</b> have
started pushing prices into areas once traditionally associated
with paintings or sculpture.’<br>
‘The fall of the dollar has further weakened the company
because the value of its US <b>sales</b> were reduced when
converted back to euro.’<br>
‘The fear is that corporate profits have been boosted by
cost cutting, not increased <b>sales</b> and prices from a
revival of the economy.’<br>
</span></p>
<p><span class="ind"><br>
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<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 03.09.2017 um 00:53 schrieb Warin:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:9378acc9-7b20-c54e-38bd-87a405987cff@gmail.com">On
03-Sep-17 03:19 AM, Thilo Haug wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Please consider there might be more useful
subtags for shops, like :
<br>
<br>
shoes:sales=yes
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
No, not 'sales'
<br>
<br>
SELLS.
<br>
<br>
'Sales' are short term events where prices are (probably) lowered
- usually at the end of season.
<br>
Do not use 'sales' as a tag.
<br>
<br>
'Sells' says something is available for purchase.
<br>
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