salesmanship
- noun
- /ˈseɪlzˌmænʃɪp/
- Her exceptional salesmanship helped close several important deals for the company.
- legendary salesmanship
- clever salesmanship
- natural salesmanship
And he's got this great confidence and this great salesmanship.
- And he's got this great confidence and this great salesmanship.
- And so salesmanship you learn by being around great salespeople.
Examples
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Part of that will come from lateral hires, but growth will also have to come from old-fashioned salesmanship.
Academic text (2006) -
You were supposed to sweet talk 'im, use a little salesmanship!
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And the ability to write sales copy is salesmanship in print, right?
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And as I learned quite early, salesmanship begins when the customer says no.
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Dave knew all about salesmanship.
Fiction book (2002) -
A fine piece of salesmanship that was, Mr. Neff.
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It was salesmanship that made this country great, and it will be salesmanship that will keep US great.
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"Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice." --James C. Penney
Academic text (2014) -
That's good salesmanship, sir.
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Earl cleared his throat, straightened up, and mustered all the salesmanship he had left.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
Skill in convincing people to believe or do something
How Aggressive
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Morphology
Etymology
Salesmanship starts with sale, from the simple word 'sell', and ends with -ship, a part that shows a 'skill' or 'quality', like in leadership or friendship. So salesmanship means the skill of selling and persuading people to buy.