Vocabulary used in Sales and Acquisitions

actual price agency contract agreed price all-in price allowance - reduction amount - sum amount of an invoice approximate price article - item as per sample assortment - range assortment of sizes back order - outstanding order backlog of orders bargain to bargain over the price batch - lot of goods business card (GB) - calling card (US) buy by installments (GB) - to buy on the installment plan (US) to buy for cash to buy in bulk - to buy wholesale to buy on credit buyer - purchaser to cancel an order to cash - to collect cash before delivery cash discount cash on delivery (GB) - collect on delivery (US) cash sale cash with order catalogue (GB) - catalog (US) catalogue price cheap - inexpensive claim - complaint to collect a debt collection color reference commercial agent commercial invoice commercial letter market supply - market offer maturity rate to meet a deadline missing goods to negotiate negotiation net price non-returnable packing non delivery old stocks - oddments on account on credit order order acquisition order approval order book order confirmation order from catalogue order processing packing charged at cost packing excluded packing included packing list to pass an order to pay in advance payment payment by check payment by installments payment in advance payment on account point of sale - sales outlet poor quality price ceiling price decrease - price reduction price fluctuation price list price marked up by 10% price range price recommended by the manufacturer price reduction

commission - fee company store - factory outlet competitive price complaints department complimentary - free to confirm an order contract of sale customer - client customer assistance customer portfolio customer service department cut in prices - lowering of prices date of expiry (GB) - expiration (US) date of receipt deadline defective - faulty to delay in delivery delay of payment delayed delivery delivery delivery charges delivery date delivery order discount on quantity discount price discount scale to distribute drop in sales dumping price duty-free shop to enclose enquiry - inquiry to estimate everyday article ex-factory price exclusive agreement exclusive contract exclusive right of sale execution of an order price tag price/quality ratio pricing pro-forma invoice purchase invoice quality defect quality standards quotation to raise prices receipt reduction to refuse an order regular customer representative office retail price retail sale - retailing retail trade - retailing retailer - retail dealer runner sale - selling sale by sample sales commission sales department sales discount sales force sales invoice sales meeting sales period sales proposal sales returns sales target sales volume salesman - seller sample sample collection sample only - of no commercial value sampling second-hand second-hand items second-rate

to export exportation - export extension of payment factory price faulty goods first choice to fix a price for sale foreign branch free gift - complimentary gift free trial full price goods goods in stock goods on consignment to grant a delay of payment to grant a discount to guarantee (GB) - to warrant (US) guaranteed free of faults illustrated catalogue immediate delivery to import import licence importation - import importer increase sales intermediary - middleman invoice - bill to invoice invoice price keep prices down lead time list price loss of customers low-quality lower prices lump sum price to make a delivery to make an estimate market prices seconds to sell by sample to sell in bulk to sell off to sell on commission to sell out to sell wholesale - to wholesale selling expenses settlement of the invoice shop - store (US) shopkeeper slump in prices sold sole agency sole agent solvency special offer specified price spot goods - on-the-shelf goods steady prices sub-agent to submit an invoice suggested price - recommended price supply suspend payments temporary import terms of payment terms of sale time of delivery top quality trade practices trade price trial order unit price unsold wholesale wholesale discount wholesale price wholesale trade wholesaler