up-sell
Britishverb
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A large portion of these entrepreneurs were coffin makers who saw the opportunity to up-sell their services by preserving and shipping bodies.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2022
It was nothing more than an up-sell, he said, laden with false promises.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2020
There are no Amazons or Googles in his 23rd century to harvest the data we generate so advertisers can up-sell us into further debt.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2019
“And if you have HBO, you can pay a few dollars more and get HBO Max. The up-sell will be easy but the hard part will be attracting new customers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2019
Companies also push agents to up-sell in many types of interactions with customers, the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2016
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