sales resistance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sales resistance
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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New issues have special salesmanship behind them, which calls therefore for a special degree of sales resistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Under such circumstances, humorous advertising is more likely to secure audience attention, increase memorability, overcome sales resistance, and enhance message persuasiveness.”
From Inc ● Dec. 31, 2010
Despite the island's difficulties, the independentistas are still meeting a lot of sales resistance.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Hollywood, the shoeshine boy outside the CBS building chipped away at actors' sales resistance by chalking on his shoe box a knowing come-on: "One Shoe Shined Free."
From Time Magazine Archive
Only, among his records, salvaged on Limbo, he had left absolutely no clue as to how he had beaten down native sales resistance.
From Plague Ship by Andre Norton
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