selling point

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

The house's big selling point is its location.

Recent Examples on the Web

If Costco does raise its fees this year, Next will be a very good selling point. —Jenn Mcmillen, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

This is a large selling point. —Ben Duchesney, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023

And if you’re not yet convinced by that selling point, there’s a teaser with Roger Bart in character as Doc Brown talking to the original Doc, Christopher Lloyd, about a certain special DeLorean. —Vulture, 1 Mar. 2023

Another major selling point? —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023

The other big selling point? —Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023

An extra selling point? —Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022

To the College Football Playoff selection committee, that resume is hardly a selling point. —Dallas News, 1 Nov. 2022

For senior Abdullah Noor’s father, the religious values were the selling point. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above