salesmanship
noun
sales·man·ship
ˈsālz-mən-ˌship 
1
: the skill or art of selling
2
: ability or effectiveness in selling or in presenting persuasively
political salesmanship
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Good value and salesmanship are no longer enough to get in the door.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Such salesmanship yielded more than $650,000—a nice payday, but not really big business.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
There’s a even bit of Austin Burke’s salesmanship character in Sager, who has plugged the store on The Happy Customer Channel on YouTube or on frequent radio commercials and as a guest on Big 105.9.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Making art demands introspection; promoting it, though, requires performance, if not outright salesmanship.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Such salesmanship yielded more than $650,000—a nice payday, but not really big business.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025
There’s a even bit of Austin Burke’s salesmanship character in Sager, who has plugged the store on The Happy Customer Channel on YouTube or on frequent radio commercials and as a guest on Big 105.9.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Making art demands introspection; promoting it, though, requires performance, if not outright salesmanship.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for salesmanship
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“Salesmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesmanship. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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