salesprojection
nounUK /ˈseɪlz prəˈdʒekʃən/
US /ˈseɪlz prəˈdʒekʃən/
A sales projection is a smart guess about how much a shop will sell in the future.
The toy store made a sales projection to plan how many dolls to buy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number a company expects to earn from selling things over a set time.
Their sales projection for the holiday season was higher than last year.
3. A tool managers use to decide how much stock to order.
The sales projection showed they needed more umbrellas for spring.
4. An educated guess used in business planning and goal setting.
The team reviewed the sales projection before setting new goals.