to downline
- verb
- /ˈdaʊnˌlaɪn/
- Jargon
- After attending the training, she was eager to downline her friends and family into the business.
Examples
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The manager decided to downline several new representatives to improve sales in the region.
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He plans to downline his first recruit at the upcoming conference to expand his network.
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In Pampered Chef, I never built a team (or downline in the MLM world) - and therefore, when I stopped doing my own parties, my income stopped as well.
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Etymology
The word downline used as a verb comes from the same parts down and line. To downline someone is to put them into your 'line' below you, in other words to recruit them into your team, which is why the verb means to add someone to your downline.