upline
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- noun
- /ˈʌplaɪn/
- Jargon
:
superior
- Look to your upline or leaders in the organization.
fine. Can only teach you what got them to that point, right? Your upline is only a little bit further ahead than you
- fine. Can only teach you what got them to that point, right? Your upline is only a little bit further ahead than you
Examples
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Now I don't know about you, but I thought we were supposed to give it at least 2-5 years, whereas my upline only seems to last 6-12 months.
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Is your upline showing you how much easier it is to market your products or services to a wider audience on the internet?
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If you are not having success, get with your upline and make a plan.
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Six months later, my upline told me they were moving to another company.
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Use your upline and leaders as role models.
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What do you do when your upline announces that they are moving company?
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The commission payment, generated by Mary's purchase, will go to someone else; that will be a person in John's upline.
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This time, however, I don't want to move, but I have noticed that they are taking quite a few people with them, and I now feel a bit let down by my upline.
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The tools your company provides should be in the shape of up-to-date coaching and marketing materials, but you're not likely to get passed leads down from your upline.
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If you are facing challenges in your sales strategy, consult your upline for guidance.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
upline = line (semi-transparent) = up + line
Formally 'up' + 'line' gives the sense 'higher in the chain', but the specific jargon meaning 'person/group above you in a network marketing hierarchy' is specialized and may not be obvious to all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Upline comes from up and line, like a line of people where those 'up' are above you. So in sales or network work an upline is the person or group higher in the chain who guides or supports you.