sales pitch

British  

noun

1. an argument or other persuasion used in selling

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sales pitch Idioms  

1. A line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation. This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [Slang; late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Mixing private and public stocks falls short of Wall Street’s sales pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Artificial intelligence is now part of advertisers’ arsenal, and some are using it to blur the line between newscast and sales pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

The chancellor went to some effort in her off-the-cuff UK sales pitch to worldwide investors in the US last week.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Not even during his own defamation trial, with tens of millions of dollars at stake and the sales pitch threatening his very defense.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Then Circe had made her sales pitch: if Annabeth stayed on the island, she could have magical training and incredible power.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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