🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Ventas

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbentas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sales/seɪlz/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las ventas del nuevo producto superaron todas las expectativas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The exchange of goods or services for money.

    "The sales for the new product exceeded all expectations."
  2. 2

    The total amount of money received from selling goods or services.

    "The company's sales increased by 20% this quarter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sales' originates from the Old English term 'sælan', meaning 'to give' or 'to sell'. It evolved through Middle English as 'salen', reflecting the transition from a focus on the act of giving to the act of exchanging goods for money, a concept that became increasingly important during the rise of commerce in the late medieval period.

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