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売上高 (うりあげだか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

売うり上あげ高だか

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Meanings

1

sales; revenue; amount sold

Business term for total sales or revenue over a period. Often used in financial reports and news.

今こん期きの売うり上あげ高

だか

は

前ぜん

年ねん

比ひ

10

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増ぞう

加か

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た

。

Sales this term increased by 10% compared to the previous year.

売うり上あげ高だかから経けい費ひを差さし引ひくと利り益えきがわかる。

Subtracting expenses from sales gives the profit.

Usage patterns

〈売うり上あげ高だか〉が伸のびるfor sales revenue to grow
今こん年ねん度どの売うり上あげ高だかは前ぜん年ねんより大おおきく伸のびた。
This year's sales revenue grew significantly compared to last year.
〈売うり上あげ高だか〉が落おち込こむfor sales revenue to slump or decline
不ふ況きょうの影えい響きょうで売うり上あげ高だかが大おおきく落おち込こんだ。
Sales revenue dropped sharply due to the recession.
〈売うり上あげ高だか〉を記き録ろくするto record a certain amount of sales revenue
その企き業ぎょうは過か去こ最さい高こうの売うり上あげ高だかを記き録ろくした。
The company recorded its highest-ever sales revenue.
〈売上高うりあげだか〉がが〈数かず〉億円に達するおくえんにたっするfor sales revenue to reach a certain amount
今こん期きの売うり上あげ高だかは100ひゃく億おく円えんに達たっした。
This term's sales revenue reached 10 billion yen.
〈売うり上あげ高だか〉を発はっ表ぴょうするto announce sales revenue figures
同どう社しゃは第だい三さん四し半はん期きの売うり上あげ高だかを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The company announced its third-quarter sales revenue.

Kanji

売sell
上above, up
高tall, high, expensive

Related words

売うり上あげN2
売上 is the general, everyday word for sales earnings, while 売上高 is the specific business/accounting term for the total sales figure reported in financial statements.
収しゅう益えきN1
収益 covers all forms of earnings or revenue (including non-sales income), whereas 売上高 refers strictly to income from sales.
水みず揚あげ
売上高 is the standard business term for sales revenue, while 水揚げ in this sense is a more casual word often used for small shops' daily takings.
年ねん商しょう
売上高 is the general term for sales revenue over any period, while 年商 specifically refers to a company's total sales for one year.

Don't confuse with

純じゅん利り益えき
売上高 is the total revenue before expenses, while 純利益 is the net profit remaining after all costs and taxes are deducted, so learners often mix the two up.

Word family

売うり上あげ高だか税ぜい
turnover tax
連れん結けつ売うり上あげ高だか
consolidated sales; consolidated net sales

Written forms

売うり上あげ高だか
Standard kanji spelling, common in business and news contexts.
売うり上あげ高だか
Alternate spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 売上 (うりあげ, 'sales') and 高 (だか, 'amount'). The reading だか is a rendaku form of たか.