Salesmanship

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The skills and knowledge of how to sell. countable, uncountable

    "The professional dealer's salesmanship was incredible, I was just looking but he managed to convince me to buy three times what I was considering buying over the next six months."

  2. 2
    skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy wordnet
  3. 3
    A position as salesman. UK, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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advocacyadvocatingallurementblandishmentbruitingbuildup

Example

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"Propagandists, don't worry about the marketing and salesmanship of languages and religions. Most people are simply not intelligent enough to make sense of them. They're not journalists, novelists, or poets. In any case, if you knew astronomy, you would know that this world is a mere speck of dust in a big sandy beach."

Etymology

From salesman + -ship.

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