selling point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of selling point
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Hired as an assistant project manager, the candidate’s strong communication and organizational skills were his selling point, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Naturally, the Mara connection is the selling point here.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
BYD has made its ultrafast charging a key selling point for its electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
That was a big selling point for Finch Plus.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
No, we don’t have sponge mops like the one I use in my own house; the hands-and-knees approach is a definite selling point for corporate cleaning services like The Maids.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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