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.
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Attractive as the 01 Zagato may be, the real selling point here is the vehicle’s mechanical features. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025 Minnesota doesn’t have the same recent history of Edmonton as a selling point. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The cotton’s American provenance was another selling point for supply chain resilience, quality control, transparency and the revival of Americas manufacturing. Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025 Delta is faithful to a fault, an excuse to use a new game engine as a selling point while still producing nearly the exact same product. George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for selling point

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of selling point was in 1923

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“Selling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selling%20point. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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