selling
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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
- the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money