ADJ

quick
The price is low to ensure a quick sale
major, massive
a major sale of paintings the massive sale of foreign currency reserves
illegal
the illegal sale of alcohol
auction, bring-and-buy, car-boot, garage, jumble, tabletop
house, share, etc.

VERB + SALE

ban, block, halt, prevent, prohibit, stop
close, make
Closing the sale means that you ask the buyer to say yes or no
hold
A sale of paintings will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday

SALE + VERB

make sth, realize sth, total sth
The jumble sale made £358 for cancer research. The sale of paintings totalled £250,000
go ahead/through, proceed
fall through
The sale of the house fell through when the buyer pulled out

SALE + NOUN

agreement, contract
price
proceeds
to maximize the sale proceeds

PREP

for ~
I see they've put their house up for sale
on ~
The new stamps are now on sale at main post offices

PHRASES

conditions of sale
The conditions of sale were posted up around the auction room
a contract of sale, on open sale
Drugs were on open sale in the club
the proceeds/profits from a sale
All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to charity
(on) sale or return
The novels are delivered to newspaper shops and other outlets on a sale or return basis

ADJ

good, healthy, high, huge, massive, strong
increased
poor
annual, quarterly, etc.
direct, retail, telephone
Direct sales, by mail order, were up by 15%
domestic
export, foreign, international, overseas
global, overall, total, world, worldwide
gross, net
unit, volume
high-street
High-street sales have fallen for the fifth consecutive month
arms, car, house, land, ticket, etc.

QUANT

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

VERB + SALE

achieve, have
generate
The advertising campaign generated massive sales
boost

SALE + VERB

account for sth
North American sales account for 40% of the worldwide market
amount to sth, reach sth
sales amounting to over £4 million Sales failed to reach 10,000 units
exceed sth
be/go up, grow, improve, increase, rise, rocket, skyrocket, soar
Sales of ice cream are up because of the hot weather
be/ go down, decline, drop, fall, slump

SALE + NOUN

force, people, personnel, staff, team
department, office
director, manager, rep/representative
campaign, drive, effort, promotion
estimates, figures, levels, performance, revenue, targets, volume
growth
slump
The car manufacturer was forced to shed jobs following a dramatic sales slump
conference
presentation
report
tax
contract
patter, pitch, talk
an aggressive sales pitch from the company rep

PHRASES

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

ADJ

annual, summer, winter, etc.
clothing, furniture, etc.
clearance, closing-down

PREP

at/in the ~s
I bought it at the winter sales