Synonyms and antonyms of The activity of selling in British Thesaurus

aftermarket (noun)

opportunities to sell other things related to a product that has already been sold, for example opportunities to sell parts and services for a car

buyer’s market (noun)

a situation in which there is more of a product available than there are people who want to buy it, so prices are low and people who want to buy have an advantage

call (noun)

the number of requests by customers for a particular product or service

cash up ()

to count and check all the money that a shop has received in a day

churn rate (noun)

a measurement of how often new customers try a product or service and then stop using it

cold call (noun)

an unexpected telephone call or visit by someone trying to sell something

credit rating (noun)

financial information about someone that a bank or shop uses for deciding whether to lend them money or to give them credit

cross-selling (noun)

the activity of selling a new product which goes with another product that a customer has already bought

customer care (noun)

the activity of looking after customers, and helping them with any complaints or problems

detail (noun)

information about something that is for sale, especially a house

direct marketing (noun)

the sale of products to people by post or telephone instead of in shops

disintermediation (noun)

the action of removing middlemen such as retailers or banks from a supply chain by providing goods and services directly to the consumer

distribution (noun)

the process of supplying goods from one central place to shops

e-tail (noun)

the activity of selling things on the Internet

exchange (verb)

if a shop exchanges something that you bought there, it allows you to change it for something of a similar type or value, for example because it is damaged

float (noun)

a small extra amount of money in coins and notes, kept by a shop so that customers can be given change when they buy something

franchise (noun)

a formal agreement for someone to sell a company’s products or services in a particular place, in exchange for a payment or part of the profits

greentailing (noun)

the business of selling products that are not harmful to the environment

grey market (noun)

economics the business of secretly buying and selling goods in a way that is not illegal but that is considered morally wrong

guarantee (verb)

to agree to repair or replace something that someone has bought if it stops working

guarantee (noun)

an agreement that if something that you buy does not work, it will be repaired or replaced, or you can have your money back

hard sell (noun)

a method of selling in which someone tries very hard to persuade customers to buy something

have in ()

if a shop has something in, it is available in the shop for you to buy

high street (noun)

British used for talking about the business that shops do

in hock ()

something that is in hock has been sold to a pawnbroker (=someone who gives money in exchange for objects)

market (noun)

economics a particular place or group of people that a product is sold to

the marketplace (noun)

economics the activity of buying and selling

merchandising (noun)

the business of arranging and showing products in shops in a way that makes people want to buy them

money-back guarantee (noun)

a promise by a shop or company to give you back your money if you are not satisfied with something that you bought

needs analysis (noun)

business the process of defining the needs of a customer, business or organization before providing them with a service

open (verb)

if a famous person opens a shop or public building, they appear there to say that it is officially available for people to use or visit

packaging (noun)

the activity of putting products into containers so that they can be sold in shops

Ponzi scheme (noun)

an illegal pyramid selling plan which uses money from people who have just invested to pay people who have already invested, instead of using real profit to pay them

price (verb)

to mark a product in a shop, for example with a label, to show how much it costs

product recall (noun)

the act of removing from sale a product that may cause danger to customers

pyramid selling (noun)

a system of selling things in which someone buys a large supply of goods and sells them in smaller amounts to other people, who then sell them to others in even smaller amounts

range (noun)

a group of products of the same type that a particular company makes or that a particular shop sells

recall (verb)

if a company recalls a product, it asks people who bought it to return it because there is something wrong with it

recall (noun)

an occasion when a company asks people to return a product because there is something wrong with it

relaunch (noun)

a new attempt to sell a product, especially in a slightly different way

repurchase agreement (noun)

an agreement in which someone who has sold something agrees to buy it back at the end of a fixed period

resale (noun)

a situation in which someone sells something that they have bought previously

retail (noun)

the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use. The sale of goods in large quantities to shop owners is called wholesale

retailing (noun)

the business of selling goods directly to the public for their own use

sale (noun)

the process of selling goods or services for money

sale (noun)

a single instance of selling goods or services

sale (noun)

relating to the process of selling goods or services

sale (noun)

the activity of trying to sell products or services

sale and leaseback (noun)

the sale of something that the person selling it immediately rents back from the person who buys it, in order to get money from the sale and get a reduction in tax

sales (noun)

the total number of things that a company sells within a particular period of time, or the money that it earns by selling things

salesmanship (noun)

the skills and methods used to persuade people to buy goods or services

sales pitch (noun)

the statements and promises that someone makes in an attempt to persuade someone else to buy something

seller’s market (noun)

a situation in which there are more people wanting to buy a product than the amount of the product that is available, so that prices are high and people selling the product have an advantage

selling (noun)

the job or skill of persuading people to buy things

selling point (noun)

something that makes people want to buy a particular product

sell-out (noun)

a performance, sports event etc for which all the tickets are sold

service (noun)

help and advice given to customers in a shop, hotel, or business

shelf (noun)

used for talking about the goods that are available in shops

shelf life (noun)

the amount of time that a food, medicine, or similar product can be kept in a shop before it is too old to sell

stamp (noun)

a small piece of paper that some shops give to customers to collect and use later to buy things in the shop

stock (noun)

the goods that are available to buy in a shop

stock control (noun)

the activity of checking a shop’s stock

stockkeeping (noun)

stock control

take something off the shelves ()

to stop selling a product, especially because it is not considered to be safe

takings (noun)

the money that a shop receives from customers

telemarketing (noun)

telesales

telesales (noun)

British the activity or job of using the telephone to sell goods or services

teleshopping (noun)

the practice of selling goods through special television programmes

term (noun)

the conditions you accept when you buy or sell something

turnover (noun)

the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time

turnover (noun)

business the rate at which a shop sells products

undercut (verb)

business to sell something at a cheaper price than another company or shop

use-by date (noun)

a date printed on something you buy that shows that it may be less safe to eat or less effective after this date. The date by which a product should be sold is called a sell-by date.

USP (noun)

unique selling proposition, or unique selling point: the thing that makes a product or service special or different from others

warranty (noun)

a company’s written promise to repair or replace a product that you buy from them if it breaks or does not work, usually for a specific period of time after you buy it

wholesale (noun)

the business of buying and selling large quantities of goods, especially in order to sell them in a shop

window dressing (noun)

the job of arranging goods in shop windows, in order to make them look attractive