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Sales vs Buy - What's the difference?

sales | buy |

As verbs the difference between sales and buy

is that sales is while buy is to obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.

As a noun buy is

something which is bought; a purchase.

sales

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • The activities involved in selling goods or services.
  • The amount or value of goods and services sold.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively.

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    buy

    English

    Verb

  • To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods
  • * Benjamin Franklin
    • Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries.
  • To obtain by some sacrifice.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 23
    • Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
  • To bribe.
  • To be equivalent to in value.
  • (informal) to accept as true; to believe
  • To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a meal)
  • (poker slang) To make a bluff, usually a large one.

    • Synonyms

    * purchase * (accept as true) accept, believe, swallow (informal), take on * make a buy

    Antonyms

    * sell, vend * (accept as true) disbelieve, reject, pitch

    Derived terms

    * bring-and-buy * buyable * buyer * buy back * buy into * buy it * buy to let * buy off * buy out * buy someone off * buy someone out * buy straw hats in winter * buy the farm * buy time * buy up * can I buy you a drink * impulse buy * money can't buy happiness * outbuy * rebuy

    Related terms

    * aby

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something which is bought; a purchase.

    • Antonyms

    * sale

    Derived terms

    * buydown * buyout * impulse buy

    References

    * * English irregular verbs English verbs with two objects 1000 English basic words