percentage of sales

collocation in English

meaningsofpercentageandsale

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withpercentage.
percentage
noun
uk
/pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/us
/pɚˈsen.t̬ɪdʒ/
an amount of something, often expressed as a number out ...
See more atpercentage
sale
noun
uk
/seɪl/us
/seɪl/
an act of exchanging something ...
See more atsale

(Definition ofpercentageandsalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpercentage of sales

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Some of these services also charge apercentageofsalesin addition to the monthly fee.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Advertising, sales promotions, and personal selling costs are a highpercentageofsales.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is far better and easier to quote thepercentageofsalesusers as expressed in wages absorption.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The grand total was 284,000 tons, and the foreignpercentageofsaleswas 6½.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As an incentive to maximise prices auctioneers are paid apercentageofsalesand are responsible for all advertising.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But what was that figure as apercentageofsales?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thus profits expressed as apercentageofsaleswill not be allowed to exceed the average of the best two of the previous five years.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The companies were ranked according to research and development expenditure as apercentageofsales, profits and dividends.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The paradox is that if one succeeds in raising throughput in one's own stations, one can normally increase thepercentageofsaleswithout increasing the number of stations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is therefore very hard to see how one can assess the legitimate rate of expenditure as apercentageofsalesof only one or two products.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But managers do have control and are evaluated regarding whether they meet weekly or monthly targets for payroll as apercentageofsales.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The licensor earnings usually take forms of one time payments, technical fees and royalty payments usually calculated as apercentageofsales.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Her collection was designed to feature women's jewelry, clothing, handbags and apercentageofsalesgo directly to women and girls in recovery.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Most impressively, the company has been able to reduce thepercentageofsalesdevoted to selling, general and administrative costs from 19.92% to 16.78%.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thepercentageofsalesallocated to the jackpot also increased.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Most bars run on a commission system in which hostesses receive apercentageofsales.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The deal the band signed was that they would be a paid apercentageofsalesin merchandise.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofpercentage
Go to the definition ofsale
See other collocations withpercentage