sales slip

noun

: a receipt for a purchase

Examples of sales slip in a Sentence

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September’s data point for fashion specialty stores were better than August, which saw apparel sales slip for the month, and even July, when sales for the channel were essentially flat. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 18 Oct. 2024 Getty Images Industry forecasters’ call that U.S. automakers would see sales slip during the third quarter seem to be panning out. Michele Luhn,kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 Diageo’s peers share some of its struggles—for instance, Remy Cointreau, the cognac maker, saw its quarterly sales slip last week. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 30 July 2024 That means staple pieces will be on the sales slips, while more experimental items will have a tougher time at retail. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for sales slip 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sales slip was in 1926

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“Sales slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20slip. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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