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hard-sell

hard-sell is the alternative form of hard sell.

Meaning of hard sell

Noun

hard sell (plural hard sells)

  1. A sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase.
    • The Lockheed Corporation said today that it would reduce the price of its F-16 fighter plane, underscoring a new, aggressive posture. . . . "It's the old hard sell, which is necessitated by the market conditions both here and overseas," Mr. Dane said.1994 July 7, “COMPANY NEWS; Lockheed Set to Cut Price on F-16 Fighter”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Mar 2009
    Antonyms:
    soft sell
  2. A sales transaction which is challenging for the sales person to make; any act or object of persuasion which is challenging.
    • Mr. Ignatieff's predecessor, Stéphane Dion, was a hard sell on the fundraising circuit, but so far, the new leader has proven to be a draw.2009 March 24, Jane Taber, “Liberals fill coffers with pay-per-schmooze”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 24 Mar 2009
    Synonyms:
    tough sell

Forms of hard-sell

pluralhard-sells

Questions about hard-sell

What is hard-sell the alternative form of?
Hard-sell is the alternative form of hard sell.

Words near hard-sell in the dictionary

  1. hard-right
  2. hard-rs
  3. hard-run
  4. hard-scrabble
  5. hard-sectored
  6. hard-sell
  7. hard-sells
  8. hard-set
  9. hard-shell
  10. hard-shell clam
  11. hard-shell clams

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