sale

vente

Action de céder quelque chose à un acheteur contre de l’argent.

En anglais simple : The act of giving something to a buyer in exchange for money.

• The house is for sale.
• She made her first sale today.
• Money from the sale of the paintings went to charity.

Comment l'utiliser : the sale of something (The sale of the house took three months.)

Synonymes : selling

Contraires : purchase

Expressions courantes : sale of something, for sale, make a sale, complete a sale

soldes, promotion

Période où un magasin propose des articles moins chers que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : A period when a shop offers things at lower prices than usual.

• The shop is having a sale.
• I bought these shoes in the sale.
• Everything is on sale this weekend.

Expressions courantes : summer sale, sale price, on sale

ventes

Quantité ou valeur totale des produits vendus par une entreprise ; généralement au pluriel, « sales ».

En anglais simple : The number or total value of things a business sells, usually expressed as sales.

• Sales rose last month.
• The company reported strong sales this year.
• Online sales now account for half our income.

Expressions courantes : sale figures, sale volume

service commercial, vente

Activité ou service d’une entreprise qui cherche à vendre ses produits ; généralement appelé « sales ».

En anglais simple : The work or department in a business that encourages people to buy its products, usually called sales.

• She works in sales.
• Our sales department needs two more people.
• He moved from marketing into sales last year.

Expressions courantes : sale team, sale department