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total sales, gross revenue, turnover
The total amount of money received from selling goods or services over a given period. A key financial metric used in accounting and business reporting.
売上高が増加した。
Total sales increased.
今年の売上高は過去最高を記録した。
This year's total sales set an all-time record.
連結売上高は前年比で十パーセント増の一兆円に達した。
Consolidated revenue reached one trillion yen, a ten percent increase year on year.
STRUCTURE:
売上 (sales) + 高 (amount, volume). The suffix 高 indicates a total amount or volume.
USAGE:
売上高 is a formal financial term used in corporate earnings reports, accounting statements, and business news. In everyday conversation, 売り上げ is more common.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 売り上げ: sales, revenue (less formal, broader usage)
- 収益: earnings, profit
- 利益: profit (what remains after expenses)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 売上高が伸びる: sales grow
- 連結売上高: consolidated revenue
- 年間売上高: annual sales
- 売上高営業利益率: operating profit margin