selling point

noun

: an aspect or detail of something that is emphasized (as in selling or promoting)

Examples of selling point in a Sentence

The car's new sound system is a selling point. The house's big selling point is its location.
Recent Examples on the Web Anything that interfered with that speed would deprive the industry of a selling point. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024 Apple revealed its iPhone 16 lineup on Monday, and the big selling point was Apple Intelligence. Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024 The big selling point is increasing both the resolution of games (targeting 4K) and their frame rate (targeting 60 frames per second), without needing to choose between favoring either with Fidelity or Performance mode like most current PS5 games require. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024 Samsung has been touting AI translation features for a while, and Google made AI features a big selling point with the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for selling point 

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of selling point was in 1923

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“Selling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selling%20point. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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