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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.
order
Noun
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Order is when things are where they should be.
I need to take some time to put my things in order.
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The order of some things means which thing is first, which one is second, which one is last, etc.
The children will take turns in order of age.
order
Verb
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To order something is to ask someone to sell it to you.
At the restaurant, she ordered chicken and potatoes.
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To order someone to do something is to tell the person that they must do it.
The father ordered his children to be quiet.