what does the method sort do in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript sort

homes.sort((a, b) => parseFloat(a.price) - parseFloat(b.price));

Example 2: sort function

var vehicules= [
   { nom: "Peugeot 208 1,2l PureTech", img:"208.png" , co2:108 },
   { nom: "Peugeot 5008 2.0 BlueHDi 150", img:"5008.png" , co2: 118 },
   { nom: "Golf GTI", img:"golfgti.png" , co2:148 },
   { nom: "Renault Clio 0.9 TCe 90", img:"clio.jpg" , co2:114 },
   { nom: "Audi A4 2.0 TDI 190", img:"a4.png" , co2: 111},
   { nom: "BMW Serie 2 Tourer 220d", img:"serie2tourer.png" , co2:124 },
   { nom: "Audi SQ7", img:"sq7.png" , co2:198 },
   { nom: "Audi TTS", img:"tts.png" , co2:159 },
];
vehicules.sort(function (a, b) {
   return a.co2 - b.co2;
});
vehicules.forEach(function(v) {
   console.log(v.nom+" avec "+v.co2+" g de CO2/km");    
});