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cultivate
Verb
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If you cultivate a crop, you grow it.
By 3,600 years ago, farmers were cultivating cereals at a high altitude.
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If you cultivate land, you grow crops on it.
The government gave farmers the right to cultivate more than one million hectares of unused farmland.
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If you cultivate a relationship, an image, or a skill, you develop it.
An additional important strategy noted was the importance of cultivating relationships with people.
sales
Noun
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Sales is the number or value of things sold.
The stronger economy has boosted auto sales by $650 million over last year.
Retail sales have fallen for two months in a row.
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Sales is the part of a company or industry that tries to get people to buy more.
She's now Seattle's director of marketing and sales.
I'm not the kind of person who can be successful in sales.
opportunity
Noun
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An opportunity is a time, place, or situation in which something can happen, usually something good.
Sleep provides an opportunity for the body to repair itself.
The sun was warm, so I took the opportunity for a long walk in the park.
Fans will have the opportunity to see the top players on Monday.
Today, anyone can come for free, so don't miss this great opportunity.
This is a workplace that provides equal opportunity for all.
In the poor economy, there are decreasing employment opportunities.