retainedsalesincome
nounUK /rɪˈteɪnd seɪlz ˈɪnkʌm/
US /rɪˈteɪnd seɪlz ˈɪnkʌm/
Money a shop keeps after paying for the things it sells.
The small bakery used its retained sales income to buy a new oven.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The part of sales money a business saves instead of spending.
Retained sales income helped the store survive a slow winter.
3. Profit left in a company after costs and payouts are covered.
The owners reinvested their retained sales income in new shelves.
4. Money from selling goods that stays with the seller.
Her lemonade stand's retained sales income paid for more lemons.