sales report

Meaning

A 'sales report' is a document that shows how much a company has sold over a specific period of time. It helps managers and teams understand their financial performance and track their goals. These reports can be daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.

Examples

• I need to finish the monthly sales report by Friday afternoon.

  I need to finish the monthly sales report by Friday afternoon.

• The latest sales report shows a ten percent increase in revenue.

  The latest sales report shows a ten percent increase in revenue.

• Can you email me the weekly sales report as soon as possible?

  Can you email me the weekly sales report as soon as possible.

• Our manager presented the annual sales report during the meeting.

  Our manager presented the annual sales report during the meeting.

• According to the sales report, our new product is doing very well.

  According to the sales report, our new product is doing very well.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am writing the sale report.

  ✓ I am writing the sales report.

  The noun 'sales' must be plural in this compound noun, even if referring to a single report.

• ✗ The manager asked for a selling report.

  ✓ The manager asked for a sales report.

  'Selling report' is grammatically incorrect. The standard business term is 'sales report'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We need to analyze the quarterly ___ to see our top-performing products.

  💡 A document showing what was sold.

  Show answer

  sales report

• She spent all morning updating the spreadsheet for the ___.

  💡 A document tracking revenue and product sales.

  Show answer

  sales report