net sales
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- noun
- Specialized
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ventas netas
- Gross margin as a percentage of net sales declined 62 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, reflecting increased distribution and grain costs in the first nine months of 2012 as compared with the same period of 2011.
- net sales fell 24.7 percent
- consolidated net sales
- net sales growth
Examples
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Net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, were $44.6 million, an increase of $4.1 million, or 10%, from net sales of $40.5 million for the same quarter last year, primarily as a result of price increases for our beers sold to wholesalers and an increase in revenues earned from our pubs.
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Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, were $127.4 million, an increase of $13.1 million, or 11%, from net sales of $114.3 million for the same period of 2011.
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"We also learned that online sales, as a percentage of net sales, fell 3.8% to $6 million compared to last year's quarter.
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Gross receipts include net sales, service income, and investment income, such as dividends.
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Although the percentage of the royalty is confidential, it is widely believed to be between one and three percent of net sales.
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International sales accounted for almost all of the net sales growth, rising from $4.4 million to $13.6 million.
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Devlin MacGregor... did 7.5 billion dollars net sales... last year alone.
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Skull notes that, "An increase in Astro Gaming online net sales was offset by declines in our direct audio consumer business.
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The 10Q says, "Included in the North America segment for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, are international net sales of $6,015,000 and $10,713,000 that represent products that were sold from North America to retailers and distributors in other countries."
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For 2016 as a whole, the company expects net sales to increase by a low single-digit percentage.
Antonyms
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Total money a business gets from selling goods or services before taking away returns and discounts
How Much Revenue
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'sales after subtracting discounts, returns, allowances, etc.' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'net' (amount after deductions) + 'sales' (revenue). This transparent compound follows a common financial noun formation (e.g., netto ventas, ventes nettes) so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun net sales may come from the picture of a fishing net that keeps the fish you want while letting water and small bits fall away. So net sales means the money 'left' from sales after you take away discounts, returns, and other amounts.