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gross sales

 
 
noun [plural] ACCOUNTING

Definition

the total value of a company's sales before an amount has been subtracted for costs such as returned, damaged, or missing goods, and any price reductions, taxes, etc.: He expects the company to generate at least $15 million in gross sales next year.
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(Definition of gross sales noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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