noun

salesmanship

salesmanship

Good salesmanship requires excellent communication skills.

Good salesmanship requires excellent communication skills.

His salesmanship convinced me to buy the car.

His salesmanship convinced me to buy the car.

((salesmanship)) the skill of selling things His salesmanship is impressive.

Synonyms: persuasion, marketing skill

From 'sales' + 'man' + '-ship' (denoting skill or status). The skill of a salesperson.

Think of it as the 'ship' that a 'salesman' sails to success, which is their skill.

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