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comparable-store sales UK US noun [plural] (also same-store sales, ABBREVIATION comps)
► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a measurement of how successful a company is that involves examining the value of sales in a store or stores in a particular period, compared to the value for the same period in a previous year: »
Costco Wholesale Corp. said October comparable-store sales climbed as a weaker dollar boosted international revenue.
Financial and business terms. 2012.