lifetime unit sales

English translation: sales over the entire lifetime of the product

08:29 Jun 24, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: lifetime unit sales
The total lifetime unit sales of all Myst titles now numbers more than 10 million!

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[what does "lifetime unit" mean?]
kgas
Selected answer:sales over the entire lifetime of the product
Explanation:
i.e. from its launching up to now.

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Note added at 2002-06-24 08:37:10 (GMT)
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...which means you have to split it up into \"lifetime\" and \"unit sales\", not \"lifetime unit\" \"sales\" :-)
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Endre Both
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Local time: 20:40
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8sales over the entire lifetime of the product
Endre Both
5 +1sales of individual units during the entire lifetime of the product
airmailrpl
5 +1The overall sales of these units
Ingrid Petit


  

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sales over the entire lifetime of the product


Explanation:
i.e. from its launching up to now.

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Note added at 2002-06-24 08:37:10 (GMT)
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...which means you have to split it up into \"lifetime\" and \"unit sales\", not \"lifetime unit\" \"sales\" :-)

Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 20:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 28
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agree  Enza Longo
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agree  jerrie
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agree  Mary Worby
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agree  Christina Clark
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agree  Chris Rowson (X)
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agree  jccantrell: as opposed to 'annual unit sales' or 'quarterly unit sales'
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agree  Chinoise
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agree  AhmedAMS
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sales of individual units during the entire lifetime of the product


Explanation:
The total lifetime unit sales

airmailrpl
Brazil
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The overall sales of these units


Explanation:
This rearrangement of words is concise and expresses the same idea.

Ingrid Petit
United States
Local time: 13:40

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