selling (noun)

  • 1selling — sell‧ing [ˈselɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE FINANCE when people sell products, services, shares etc: • The dollar s decline came amid hectic dollar selling in the Japanese currency market. • In New York, dealers reported heavy selling by… …

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  • 2selling price — noun the price at which something is offered for sale • Syn: ↑asking price • Hypernyms: ↑price, ↑terms, ↑damage • Hyponyms: ↑offer price, ↑upset price, ↑ …

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  • 3selling point — noun a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers • Hypernyms: ↑point * * * noun, pl ⋯ points [count] : a quality or feature that makes people want to buy something The car s new sound system… …

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  • 4selling plate — noun : selling race * * * selling race or selling plate noun A race the winning horse of which must be put up for auction at a price previously fixed (cf ↑claiming race) • • • Main Entry: ↑sell * * * selling plate, = selling race. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 5selling concept — ➔ concept * * * selling concept UK US noun (also sales concept) MARKETING ► [C] an idea about how to sell a product: »The selling concept was to change the window display every week. ► [S] the idea that a company should …

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  • 6selling price — ➔ price1 * * * selling price UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► the price at which something is sold: »Agents tend to charge a percentage of the selling price. »Cheap imports have driven selling prices down. → Compare ASKING PRICE( …

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  • 7selling point — ➔ point1 * * * selling point UK US noun [C] MARKETING ► a characteristic of a product or service that will persuade people to buy it: »That s a selling point the company hopes advertisers and viewers will pick up on. → See also USP(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 8selling cost — UK US noun [C or U] MARKETING ► one of the costs, or the total cost, of marketing and selling a product or service: »Selling cost is incurred in various forms, of which advertisement is the main one …

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  • 9selling expense — UK US noun [C, usually plural] (also sales expense) ACCOUNTING, MARKETING ► one of the costs of marketing and selling a product or service: »The selling expense account would include expenses incurred by a sales department in supplying samples …

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  • 10selling on — noun The act of selling something previously purchased. She did not buy them for her own use but always intended to make a profit by selling on …

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