channel
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈtʃænəl/
- Specialized
:
canal de distribución
- Our company uses multiple channels to reach various customer segments effectively.
- distribution channels
- marketing channels
- multi-channel
Guess what channel provides the highest ROI for us?
- Guess what channel provides the highest ROI for us?
- And so she's trying to maximize profits through that Channel versus the pennies that streaming does.
Examples
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Hong Kong was China's main channel to the rest of the world.
Academic text (1999) -
However, channels for book distribution were not as well developed as in China and Japan.
Academic text (2015) -
Sell your product on our channel.
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Keeping communication channels open among patients, families, and the health care team benefits all concerned.
Academic text (1995) -
The usual channels cost me a minimum of 30%.
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For example, they give the voiceless people a channel to make your voice heard.
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We reached out to potential hires through uncommon channels.
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Money can buy security, bypassing the personal and affiliative channels of patronage and protection.
Academic text (1995) -
The marketing team explored different sales channels to improve product visibility.
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By utilizing online sales channels, we could significantly increase our customer base.
Synonyms
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4.2
A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
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3.5
A way of sending advertising messages directly to individual customers, for example by email
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2.9
A place where shops or websites sell things and services directly to customers
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2.6
A shop or store that sells things to people
Compounds
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2.6
A narrow part of the sea that lies between southern England and northern France
- Specialized
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4.2
A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
- Specialized
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3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
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3.5
A freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers common in North America and often eaten
- Specialized
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5.2
A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
- Specialized
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6.1
Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
A large catfish with bluish gray skin and a forked tail that lives in rivers like the Mississippi
A national park on islands off southern California with many sea birds and marine life
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
How Direct
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
5
4.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Channel comes from the old Latin word canalis, meaning 'pipe' or 'waterway', so think of a path that goods can follow. That is why a sales channel is a route companies use to send products to customers.