selling point

noun

: an aspect or detail of something that is emphasized (as in selling or promoting)

Examples of selling point in a Sentence

The car's new sound system is a selling point.

The house's big selling point is its location.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, while public charging availability has improved, the industry has relied on home charging as a selling point for prospective buyers, and not everyone has access to charging at-home. —CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

With that in mind, even if Cooper succeeds in winning over city leaders—a big if—the potential challenges in leveraging Champions Point’s biggest selling point may only further stymie Cooper in turning the long-unsellable property into something people will pay to visit. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Fagnano’s production could be a major selling point to Josh Hoover, whom TCU is expecting to field lucrative offers from other teams. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

While Dangerous Animals could benefit from a bit more shark-centric action — blame it on the $2 million budget — Courtney’s performance is the true selling point. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for selling point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint