10 PHRASE If a property or company is up for sale , its owner is trying to sell it. □ The castle has been put up for sale.
sale|able /se I ləb ə l/ also salable ADJ Something that is saleable is easy to sell to people. □ The Oxfam shops depend on regular supplies of saleable items.
sale|room /se I lruːm/ (salerooms ) N‑COUNT A saleroom is a place where things are sold by auction. [BRIT ] in AM, use salesroom
sa les clerk (sales clerks ) also salesclerk N‑COUNT A sales clerk is a person who works in a shop selling things to customers and helping them to find what they want. [AM ] in BRIT, use shop assistant
sa les force (sales forces ) also salesforce N‑COUNT A company's sales force is all the people that work for that company selling its products.
sales|girl /se I lzgɜː r l/ (salesgirls ) N‑COUNT A salesgirl is a young woman who sells things, especially in a shop. Many women prefer to be called a saleswoman or a salesperson rather than a salesgirl.
sales|man /se I lzmən/ (salesmen ) N‑COUNT A salesman is a man whose job is to sell things, especially directly to shops or other businesses on behalf of a company. □ …an insurance salesman.
sales|man|ship /se I lzmənʃ I p/ N‑UNCOUNT Salesmanship is the skill of persuading people to buy things. □ I was captured by his brilliant salesmanship.
sales|person /se I lzpɜː r s ə n/ (salespeople or salespersons ) N‑COUNT A salesperson is a person who sells things, either in a shop or directly to customers on behalf of a company.
sa les pitch (sales pitches ) N‑COUNT A salesperson's sales pitch is what they say in order to persuade someone to buy something from them. □ His sales pitch was smooth and convincing.
sales|room /se I lzruːm/ (salesrooms ) N‑COUNT A salesroom is a place where things are sold by auction. [AM ] in BRIT, use saleroom
sa les slip (sales slips ) N‑COUNT A sales slip is a piece of paper that you are given when you buy something in a shop, which shows when you bought it and how much you paid. [AM ] in BRIT, use receipt
sa les tax (sales taxes ) N‑VAR The sales tax on things that you buy is the amount of money that you pay to the national government, or, in the United States, to the local or state government.
sales|wom|an /se I lzwʊmən/ (saleswomen ) N‑COUNT A saleswoman is a woman who sells things, either in a shop or directly to customers on behalf of a company.
sa|li|ent /se I liənt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. [FORMAL ] □ He read the salient facts quickly.
sa|line /se I la I n, [AM ] -liːn/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A saline substance or liquid contains salt. □ …a saline solution.
sa|li|va /səla I və/ N‑UNCOUNT Saliva is the watery liquid that forms in your mouth and helps you to chew and digest food.
sali|vary gland /səla I vəri glænd, [AM ] sæ l I veri -/ (salivary glands ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Your salivary glands are the glands that produce saliva in your mouth.
sali|vate /sæ l I ve I t/ (salivates , salivating , salivated ) VERB When people or animals salivate , they produce a lot of saliva in their mouth, often as a result of seeing or smelling food. □ [V ] Any dog will salivate when presented with food.
sal|low /sæ loʊ/ ADJ If a person has sallow skin, their skin, especially on their face, is a pale-yellowish colour and looks unhealthy. □ She had lank hair and sallow skin.
sal|ly /sæ li/ (sallies , sallying , sallied )
1 N‑COUNT Sallies are clever and amusing remarks. [LITERARY ] □ He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
2 VERB If someone sallies forth or sallies somewhere, they go out into a rather difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation in a brave or confident way. [LITERARY ] □ [V prep/adv] …worrying about her when she sallies forth on her first date. □ [V prep/adv] Tamara would sally out on bitterly cold nights. ● N‑COUNT Sally is also a noun. □ …their first sallies outside the student world.
salm|on /sæ mən/ (salmon ) N‑COUNT A salmon is a large silver-coloured fish. ● N‑UNCOUNT Salmon is the pink flesh of this fish which is eaten as food. It is often smoked and eaten raw. □ … a splendid lunch of smoked salmon.
sal|mo|nel|la /sæ lməne lə/ N‑UNCOUNT Salmonella is a disease caused by bacteria in food. You can also refer to the bacteria itself as salmonella . □ …salmonella poisoning.
sa lm|on pi nk COLOUR Something that is salmon pink or salmon is the orangey-pink colour of a salmon's flesh.
sa|lon /sæ lɒn, [AM ] səlɑː n/ (salons )
1 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A salon is a place where people have their hair cut or coloured, or have beauty treatments. □ …a new hair salon. □ …a beauty salon.
2 N‑COUNT A salon is a shop where smart, expensive clothes are sold.
3 N‑COUNT A salon is a sitting room in a large, grand house.
sa|loon /səluː n/ (saloons )
1 N‑COUNT A saloon or a saloon car is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot that is separated from the rear seats. [BRIT ] in AM, use sedan 2 N‑COUNT A saloon is a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and drunk. [AM ]
sal|sa /sæ lsə, [AM ] sɑː lsə/ (salsas )
1 N‑VAR Salsa is a hot, spicy sauce made from onions and tomatoes, usually eaten with Mexican or Spanish food.