Collocations for sale - noun

quick
The price is low to ensure a quick sale.

illegal
the illegal sale of alcohol

art
bond, share, stock
auction, bake (AmE), bring-and-buy (BrE), car boot (BrE), estate (AmE), garage, jumble (BrE), rummage (esp. AmE), tabletop (BrE), tag (AmE), yard (AmE)

hold
ban, block, halt, prevent, prohibit, restrict, stop
approve
close, complete, make
If we don't close this sale, we're out of business.

lose
announce

make sth, realize sth
The bake sale made $358 for cancer research.

go ahead, go through, proceed
fall through
The sale of the house fell through when the buyer pulled out.

price

for sale
I see their house is for sale.

on sale
The new stamps are now on sale at post offices.

conditions of sale
The conditions of sale were posted up around the auction room.

a contract of sale
point of sale
promotional posters shown at the point of sale

the proceeds from a sale, the profits from a sale
All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to charity.

(on) sale or return (BrE)
The novels are delivered to outlets on a sale or return basis.

up for sale
The land has come up for sale again.

good, healthy, high, huge, massive, record, strong
increased
disappointing, poor
annual, quarterly
first-quarter, second-quarter, etc.
high-street (BrE), over-the-counter, retail
High-street sales have fallen for the fifth consecutive month.

direct, telephone
Direct sales, by mail order, were up by 15%.

Internet, online
domestic
local
export, foreign, international, overseas
global, overall, total, world, worldwide
gross, net
unit, volume
CD, DVD, PC, ticket, etc.
home, house, land, property, real estate (AmE)
auto (AmE), car, vehicle
arms

level, value, volume
The high volume of sales makes the low pricing policy profitable.

achieve, have
generate, rack up (esp. AmE)
The advertising campaign generated massive sales.

boost, drive, drive up, expand, increase, push, push up, spur
Low interest rates pushed sales to a record in 2006.

hurt
Lower consumer confidence could hurt PC sales.

double, triple, etc.
expect, project
report
The company reported strong sales for May.

account for sth
North American sales account for 40% of the worldwide market.

amount to sth, reach sth, total sth
sales amounting to over £4 million
Sales failed to reach 10 000 units.

exceed sth
be up, climb, go up, grow, improve, increase, jump, rise, rocket, skyrocket, soar, surge
Sales of ice cream are up because of the hot weather.

be down, decline, drop, fall, fall off, go down, slump

force, people, personnel, staff, team
agent, department, office
director, manager, rep (informal), representative
assistant, clerk (AmE)
campaign, drive, effort, promotion
strategy, tactics, technique
patter (BrE), pitch, talk
an aggressive sales pitch from the company rep

estimates, projections
data, figures, levels, performance, revenue, targets, volume
growth
slump
The factory was forced to shed jobs following a dramatic sales slump.

conference
presentation
report
tax (esp. AmE)
It sells for $50 plus sales tax and shipping.

receipt, slip (both AmE)

sales of
Sales of VCRs have plummeted.

in sales
I work in sales (= in the sales department).

a decline in sales, a drop in sales, a fall in sales, a slowdown in sales, a slump in sales
an increase in sales, a jump in sales, a rise in sales, a surge in sales, an upturn in sales
growth in sales
sales and marketing

after-Christmas (AmE), annual, January (BrE), summer, winter
clothing, furniture, etc.
clearance, closing-down (BrE), fire, going-out-of-business (AmE)

hold

begin, end

rack (AmE)
prices

in a/the sale
I got these shoes in the Bloomingdales sale.

at the sales, in the sales (both BrE)
I bought it at the winter sales.

on sale (AmE)
All video equipment is on sale today and tomorrow.