sales talk

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noun
  1. a line of reasoning or argument intended to persuade someone to buy, accept, or do something.

  2. any persuasive argument.

Origin of sales talk

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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How to use sales talk in a sentence

  • To be sure, the little salesman could not see up to the level of the cage floor, but his sales talk never ceased.

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  • The Chief had smiled wanly as the young salesman shook hands and plunged into his sales talk.

    The Amazing Mrs. Mimms | David C. Knight
  • "Well, you convinced even me with that swell sales talk of yours, Freddy," Dawson eventually broke the silence between them.

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  • It would mean a favorable first impression and open the way to show samples and make a sales talk.

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  • I've spoken to one of your salesmen, a Warren Dickens, and I suppose he gave me the standard sales talk.

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