return on sales
noun[CorU]
ukus(abbreviationROS)FINANCE,ACCOUNTING
a company'sprofitcomparedwith thetotalvalueofitssalesin aparticularperiod:
Wehopetoreachat least 10%returnonsalesby nextyear.
We do not get ahugereturnonsales- you don't get that inentertainmentretailing.
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margin