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sales resistance

American  

noun

  1. the ability or inclination to refuse to buy a product, service, etc., offered.


sales resistance British  

noun

  1. opposition of potential customers to selling, esp aggressive selling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sales resistance

First recorded in 1920–25

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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

As the sellers' market was fading, U.S. sales resistance mounted.

From Time Magazine Archive

But executive jets are running into stiff sales resistance from the very group for which they were intended: corporate executives.

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 Norton, Andre

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