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selling point

selling point noun: the property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.

Noun

selling point (plural selling points)

  1. (idiomatic) The property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.
    • With such powerful selling-points, why is it, as recent editorial comment and correspondence in this journal has revealed, that "Condor" has yet to bring a warm glow to the countenance of the L.M.R.'s accountants?1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 46
    • So the main interest of the book (and its selling point, carefully highlighted in the blurbs) lies in the contradiction between the feminist ideals of equality and independence in relationships1985, Mariana Valverde, Sex, power and pleasure

Forms of selling point

pluralselling points

Questions about selling point

What does selling point mean?
Selling point means the property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.
What part of speech is selling point?
Selling point is a noun.
What is the plural of selling point?
The plural of selling point is selling points.

Words near selling point in the dictionary

  1. selling past the close
  2. selling plate
  3. selling plater
  4. selling platers
  5. selling plates
  6. selling point
  7. selling points
  8. selling price
  9. selling prices
  10. selling salt to a slug
  11. selling short

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