Definition

Noun: 1. The act of offering goods or services for purchase; the exchange of goods for money. This is the general process or business of transferring ownership of an item to a buyer in return for payment. 2. The profession or skill of persuading someone to buy something. This meaning emphasizes the persuasive activity involved in completing a sale.

Usage and Examples

• The selling of the company's products increased by 20% this quarter.
• She has a natural talent for selling; she can convince anyone.
• His job involves the selling of insurance policies.
• The law regulates the selling of alcohol.

Advanced Usage

• Hard selling: An aggressive, high-pressure sales technique.
  • The car dealership was known for its hard selling tactics.
• Selling point: A feature of a product that makes it attractive to customers.
  • The phone's long battery life is its main selling point.

Variants and Related Words

• Sell (verb): To give or hand over something in exchange for money.
  • They sell fresh bread at the market.
• Sale (noun): The event or instance of selling something.
  • The house is for sale.
• Seller (noun): A person or organization that sells something.
  • The seller agreed to lower the price.

Synonyms

• Marketing: The action of promoting and selling products.
• Retailing: The sale of goods to the public in small quantities.
• Merchandising: The activity of promoting the sale of goods.

Related Phrases

• Selling price: The price at which something is offered for purchase.
  • The selling price is fixed.
• Selling out: (Phrasal verb) To sell all of a stock of something; (idiomatically) to abandon one's principles for personal gain.
  • The concert tickets sold out in minutes.
  • He was accused of selling out when he endorsed the product.

Related Idioms

• Selling like hotcakes: Being bought quickly and in large quantities.
  • The new video game is selling like hotcakes.

Noun

1. the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money