sales pitch

noun

: a speech that is given in order to persuade someone to buy something
We got the whole sales pitch from the car salesman.
—sometimes used figuratively
It's not clear if voters liked the governor's sales pitch enough to reelect her.

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That sales pitch has only grown more frenzied as the economics of AI have gotten more precarious. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Spin zone Georgia’s top candidates usually leave the spin room sales pitch to their surrogates. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Tech is a big part of Skydance’s sales pitch to Wall Street, where CEO David Ellison will be ringing the opening bell later this week. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 That is very different from bringing someone in for a tour and a sales pitch. — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sales pitch

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“Sales pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20pitch. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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