selling
Exchanging for money
Selling is the act of exchanging goods or services for money—the other side of buying.
A salesperson makes a living by selling.
Beyond commerce, selling extends to persuasion: I'm not selling anything, just hear me out.
If you're sold on an idea, you've been convinced.
What's selling asks what's popular or moving quickly.
To sell out is to betray principles for profit, or to exhaust available inventory.
Exchange of goods/money
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- vendorOne who sells goods
marketplace · inventory · ecommerce · dealership · franchise · outlet · clearance · consignment
Agreement or distribution
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- brokerageTransaction-facilitating service
- exportForeign-bound sale
import · commodities · futures · securities · shares · bonds · trader · broker
Paid promotional communication
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- targetingSelecting as objective
outreach · leads · prospecting · funnel · conversion · engagement · demographics · copywriting
Frequency of sound
- convinceCause to believe
- influencePower to affect others
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- closeNearby or to shut
objection · demonstration · presentation · rapport · trust · urgency · scarcity · value proposition
transaction
Exchange of goods/money
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
vendor · marketplace · inventory · ecommerce · dealership · franchise · outlet · clearance · consignment · catalogue
deal
Agreement or distribution
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- brokerageTransaction-facilitating service
export · import · commodities · futures · securities · shares · bonds · trader · broker · arbitrage
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- promotionRank increase or publicity
targeting · outreach · leads · prospecting · funnel · conversion · engagement · demographics · copywriting · positioning
pitch
Frequency of sound
close · objection · demonstration · presentation · rapport · trust · urgency · scarcity · value proposition · benefits
revenue
Business income total
- earningsMoney gained from work
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- marginEdge of a page
income · proceeds · return · bonus · quota · target · performance · volume · units · numbers
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- farming simsFarmville, crops, planting, harvesting, watering
sellingbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · acquiring · buy · purchase · procuring
sellinglanguishing
Growing weak, losing vigor
flopping · gathering dust · not moving · bombing · stagnating
sellingkeeping
Holding in custody
retaining · holding · hoarding · stockpiling · accumulating
- selling outAbandoning principles for gain
- selling pointAttractive product feature
- selling offDisposing of holdings quickly
- best-selling authorWriter with top sales
- selling priceWhat an item costs
- selling down the riverTreacherously abandoning for gain
reselling, upselling, preselling, selling point, cross-selling, selling price, selling points