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backsells

backsells is the plural of backsell.

backsells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backsell.

Meaning of backsell

Noun

backsell (plural backsells)

  1. The promotion of a product to end users or retailers in order to create demand earlier in the supply chain, e.g. with wholesalers.
    • Last issue IMD described how Mullard “sold” its AX TV tube to retailers in order to put pressure on setmakers to incorporate it in their products: a classic backsell.1984, Industrial Marketing Digest, volume 9, page 132

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Questions about backsells

What is backsells the plural of?
Backsells is the plural of backsell.

Words near backsells in the dictionary

  1. backseaters
  2. backseating
  3. backseats
  4. backsell
  5. backselling
  6. backsells
  7. backset
  8. backsets
  9. backsetting
  10. backsettler
  11. backsettlers

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