The bookstore operates 'on sale or return'. [=books in the store can be returned to the book supplier if the store does not sell them]
('Brit') I bought these shoes 'in the sales'. [=at a time when many stores have a sale]
disappointing 'sales figures' [=numbers that show how much money was made from sales]
(..) - You got a job? I was laughed out of twelve interviews today. And yet you're surprisingly upbeat. You would be too if you found John and David boots on sale, fifty percent off! Oh, how well you know me... They're my new 'I don't need a job, I don't need my parents, I've got great boots' boots! (..)1994 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate Season: 1 Episode 1