Contributed to overall revenue

[Torsten]

Hi, could in the following sentence the definite article the be used too?

... As in the preceding financial year, all three business segments contributed to overall revenue, which rose to .... EUR.

I mean, what if the sentence read:

.... contributed to the overall revenue, which rose....

Thanks in advance,
Torsten

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[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, but for some reason it doesn't sound quite so 'businesslike'-- I cannot pinpoint why.
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[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

You can also use "revenues" and instead of "overall", the word "total" would be far more typical.
total revenue(s).

Amy
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