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hard sell

hard sell noun: a sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase.

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

hard sell meaning in Kannada

hard sell in Kannada

ಸಾಹಸದ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಕೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಮುನ್ನುಗ್ಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಬಿರುಸಿನ ಪ್ರಚಾರ, ಬಿರುಸಿನ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ

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Forms of hard sell

pluralhard sells
alternative formhard-sell

Questions about hard sell

What does hard sell mean?
Hard sell means a sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase.
What is hard sell in Kannada?
Hard sell in Kannada is ಸಾಹಸದ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಕೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಮುನ್ನುಗ್ಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಾರಾಟ. See Hard sell meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is hard sell?
Hard sell is a noun.
What is the plural of hard sell?
The plural of hard sell is hard sells.

Words near hard sell in the dictionary

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