make a sale

idiom

: to sell something
Salespeople are paid a commission whenever they make a sale.

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The Catalans needed to make a sale or send someone out on loan themselves to possibly make the Rashford deal work, amid finally returning to the 1:1 rule under Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Salesmanship was a crucial piece of the puzzle, and authors like Anderson, James Mars, and Sojourner Truth were among those who could always make a sale, achieving sustained economic success through bookselling. Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024 Starbucks : When asked why the Club didn’t make a sale on the stock’s recent outsized run, Jim responded that there’s more upside to come with new CEO Brian Niccol running the firm . Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 Of course, significant changes that the buyer demands may have to be met to make a sale, but beyond those types of repairs, sellers should think about how to make their home stand out. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for make a sale

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“Make a sale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20sale. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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