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supersalesmanship

supersalesmanship noun: the ability to sell large quantities; the quality of being a supersalesman.

Noun

supersalesmanship (uncountable)

  1. The ability to sell large quantities; the quality of being a supersalesman.
    • The day of superselling and all that sort of thing is past. A good article does not need supersalesmanship, while a poor article can no longer be moved by any kind of salesmanship.2003, Samuel Crowther, A Basis for Stability, page 282

Origin of supersalesmanship

From supersalesman + -ship or super- + salesmanship.

Questions about supersalesmanship

What does supersalesmanship mean?
Supersalesmanship means the ability to sell large quantities; the quality of being a supersalesman.
What part of speech is supersalesmanship?
Supersalesmanship is a noun.

Words near supersalesmanship in the dictionary

  1. supersalaries
  2. supersalary
  3. supersale
  4. supersales
  5. supersalesman
  6. supersalesmanship
  7. supersalesmen
  8. supersaliency
  9. supersalient
  10. supersaline
  11. supersalt

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