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Common collocations with sale in American Collocation

sale noun

US /seɪl/

high

good
high
huge
massive
record
strong

Ticket sales have been much higher than expected.

low

disappointing
poor

The company said it had disappointing sales in Europe.

total

overall
total

The company is generating 12% of its total sales in countries where it operates online through its e-commerce platform.

average

average

The average sales for 1839 were 36,000 copies a week.

gross/net

gross
net

The group has operations in 55 countries and net sales of 2.8 billion US dollars.

per year

annual
yearly

Annual sales are up by 10 per cent.

per month

monthly
quarterly

The company saw a 2.8 per cent rise in quarterly sales.

future

future
possible
potential

If our customers shoot each other, then we lose potential sales.

in shops

high street
over-the-counter
retail

The company is restructuring its retail sales force.

not in shops

direct
online
private
telephone

Is your goal to make direct sales via e-commerce on your website?

in the world

global
worldwide

Total worldwide sales of her books are now at four million copies.

in other countries

export
foreign
international
overseas

Overseas sales continued to be important.

in your own country

domestic
home
local

The ban on advertising applies to export sales as well as to domestic sales.

increase sales

boost
double
drive (up)
expand
grow
improve
increase
maximise
push up

The Louis Vuitton brand is helping to drive sales.

achieve sales

achieve
generate
get
notch up
secure

The tour didn’t seem to generate many sales for the band.

forecast or expect sales

anticipate
expect
forecast
predict
project

The business has forecast sales of £100 million this year.

reduce sales

affect
hurt
impact on
reduce

The 2p per litre price increase had not affected sales.

announce sales

announce
report

Hyundai announced sales of 44,508 vehicles for the month, an all-time record.