Converse of object

• boost: Sales promotions and the prevailing cold weather boosted the sales in these categories, it said.

• generate: Become a Samuel Windsor Affiliate and earn 10 % from every sale generated from your site.

• prohibit: Inc is not bound by a French law that prohibits the sale of Nazi memorabilia.

Adjective modifier

• retail: I just did some reading on retail sales in Britain.

• like-for-like: It said like-for-like sales rose by 0.8 per cent during the month, compared with November 2004.

• net: In 2004, net sales exceeded $ 3.7 billion.

• total: KIDS DRINKS AC Nielsen data reveals that kids soft drinks account for 10 per cent of total soft drink sales.

• increased: Generic keywords vs. highly targeted key phrases Surprisingly many companies still believe that increased traffic will necessary lead to increased sales.

Modifies a noun

• team: Whether you are in business on your own, or employ a small sales team, this is a ' must ' read.

• manager: Who sells best, a linguist with no selling skills, or a sales manager who has acquired some foreign language?

• executive: We were in the process of negotiation with the sales executive, trying to agree a better deal on a new car.

• proceed: Unit Trust settlement is on a T+5 basis which may restrict the investment of sale proceeds into shares.

• rep: We would also like to stress that the team does not meet sales reps who call unannounced.

• representative: The sales representative 's name may be on the Supplier List or Other Names List, rather than on the Employe List.

Noun used with modifier

• boot: Consider doing a car boot sale or donating to charity.

• ticket: Box office increase 33 % rise in ticket sales over the past season.

• jumble: How about organizing a fundraising jumble sale or coffee morning?

Preposition: of

• alcohol: Any sale of alcohol at an event requires a license now.

Preposition: by

• auction: They were going through their house looking for items to put up for sale by auction.