水揚げ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 水揚げ(みずあげ) means landing a catch or the amount landed, and also a business's takings.
• Basic usage: The examples concern unloading fish at a harbor and recording a shop's daily sales.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Takings versus profit
  • A shop's 水揚げ refers to its takings. This differs from 利益(りえき), the profit remaining after costs.