sales incentive
- noun
- Specialized
:
promoción de ventas
- To boost subscriptions, they introduced a limited-time sales incentive giving three months free for new customers.
Examples
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As a holiday sales incentive, the company included a free gift with every purchase over fifty dollars.
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The retailer offered a weekend sales incentive of 20% off to clear out old inventory.
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The store offered a sales incentive for new customers.
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Have you seen the sales incentives at the mall?
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The retailer offered a weekend sales incentive of 20% off to clear out old inventory.
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As a holiday sales incentive, the company included a free gift with every purchase over fifty dollars.
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To boost subscriptions, they introduced a limited-time sales incentive giving three months free for new customers.
Synonyms
439
3.9
A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward
51
4.1
Short advertisement for a product or event
50
3.2
A free item given to people to promote a product or event
1
2.5
Actions companies use to get more people to buy things, like discounts and contests
How Attractive
- Informal
19
2.8
- US
5
5.7
- Specialized
- US
- US
1
4.8
260
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a promotional offer to encourage purchases' is directly derivable from combining 'sales' (relating to selling) with 'incentive' (a reward that motivates behavior). This noun-noun composition is a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended promotional meaning.
Etymology
Sales incentive in the sense for customers comes from shops offering a small gift or price cut to make people buy now. The words sales for selling and incentive for something that pushes you to act explain why it means 'a short-term offer, like a discount or free gift, to encourage immediate purchases'.