sales assistant (also shop assistant British sales cleric american)
/'seilz 3,sist?nt, Jop a.sisDnt, seilz kla:k| Ja:p-, -,kb:rk/ |n C] someone who deals with customers in a shop and sells them things: Rowan worked as a sales assistant in a Beverly Hills shopping mall. I a shop assistant in the shoe department
salesman/saleswoman seilzmon,
seilz, wuman/ [n C] someone whose job is to persuade people, shops, and companies to buy their company's products: / worked for a while as a salesman for a big computer corporation. I Gail has been the firm's top saleswoman for the last two years.
plural salesmen, saleswomen
seller /'sebr/ [л CI the person who sells something to someone - use this either to talk about the buyer and seller in a business deal, or about someone who sells things to people in the street: It was a good time for both buyers and sellers of houses.
a fmitlfiowerfice-creamfsoft-drink etc seller Outside the theatre, there was a row of flower sellers.
dealer/pusher /di:l3r, 'ро/эг/ [n C]
someone who buys and sells illegal drugs: Dealers were selling heroin to teenagers outside the stadium. drug dealer/pusher Drug pushers have been warned to stay away from the club.
something that is sold
goods /gudz/ [n plural] things that are
produced in order to be sold: The store sells a wide range of goods. electrical/household/luxury goods We
import a lot of electrical goods from Japan
product /'prDdAktl'pra:-/ [n C) anything that is made, grown, or designed in order to be sold: There is less demand now for products like coal and steel. I I'm allergic to dairy products, like milk and cheese.
Products can be things made in i factories or grown on farms, but they can also be services like insurance or holidays: We sell pensions, life insurance, and a range of financial products.
exports /'ekspD:rts/ [n plural] goods that are sent to another country to be sold: The value of China's exports to the US rose by over 50% last year.
when a lot of something gets sold
sales /seilz/ [n plural] the number of products that a business sells, or the value of the products it sells: Л big price increase led to a fall in sales. + of Sales of computer games have risen dramatically over the past five years.
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the sale of Sth /дэ sell ov (sth)/ the
business of selling something: The sole of marijuana is illegal in Britain. I They make most of their profits from the sale of farm machinery.
You can also use sales before a noun, like an adjective: safes figures I The department failed to achieve its sales target.
sell fcel/' [v I] to be sold in large numbers: Tickets for the concert just aren't selling. sell well Rolls-Royces sell very well in the Far East.
selling - sold - have sold
sell out /',sel aot {phrasal verb IJ if a shop, ticket office etc sells out of goods or tickets, all of them are sold so there are no more available: I went to the store to get some bread but they had sold out. + of They opened at 8 o'clock, and by 8.30 they had sold out of tickets for the big game.
be sold out (=when all the tickets for a performance or sports event have been sold) We couldn't get tickets anywhere - the show was completely sold out.
GET
best-selllnq /.best 'selii)-« tad; only before noun] a best-selling product is sold in large numbers, especially more than other products of the same kind: Coca-Cola is the world's best-selling soft drink. I Stephen King has written several best-selling novels.
SEND
GIVE
see also
post British mail AMERICAN /paost, meil/ (u
TJ to send a letter, package etc by putting it in a letter box or taking it to the post office: I must remember to post Joey's birthday card. I Her letter had been mailed from Paris.
post/mail sth to sb Coufd you mail
those photographs to me?
send off /.send bfJI- xf/ [phrasal verb TJ to send something somewhere so that it can be dealt with
send sth off/ must send this film off to be processed.
send off sth Did you send off your application form?
send back /send hack [phrasa/ verb T] to return something by sending it to the place it came from
send sth back She sent all Patrick's letters back without opening them. send back sth Complete all the details, then send back the form.
fax fxks [v T] to send someone a message using a fax machine: Shall I fax the report or mail it?
fax sth to sb The order will be faxed directly to the manufacturer, fax sb sth They've agreed to fax us their proposals tomorrow.
e-mail ;'h mei!/ [v T1 to send a message directly from one computer to another computer in a different place: You can e-mail Richard in Sydney.
MAIL, PHONE, AND FAX
thing/letter/message
send /send/ [и T] to send a letter, package, message, or object to another person or place: Hou> many Christmas cards did
you send? I Send a cheque for £50 with
your order
send sb sth Could you send me a copy of the report? I Mary's boyfriend sent her a dozen red roses on her birthday. send sth to sb Diego sent a fax to the managing director telling him about his decision.
sending - sent - have sent
COMPUTERS
A Don't say 4 sent to him a letter'. Say | sent him a letter
person
send /send/ [u T| to make someone go somewhere, especially so that they can do something for you
send sb to/into/there etc I've sent Michael to the supermarket to get some
wine. 1 French troops were later sent into the war zone.
sending - sent - have sent
SENSIBLE
not behaving in a stupid or
unreasonable way
opposite STUPID, CRAZY
шл person
sensible /'sens^M/ [adj] someone who is sensible is unlikely to do anything stupid, because they judge situations well and make good decisions: Laura is a very sensible