sale

販売、売却

お金と引き換えに、買う人へ物を渡すこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： the sale of something (The sale of the house took three months.)

類義語： selling

反対語： purchase

よく使う表現： sale of something, for sale, make a sale, complete a sale

セール、特売

店が普段より安い値段で商品を売る期間。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： summer sale, sale price, on sale

売上、販売数

会社が売った物の数や合計金額。普通は「sales」と言う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： sale figures, sale volume

営業、営業部

会社の商品を買ってもらう仕事や部署。普通は「sales」と言う。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： sale team, sale department