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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For Apple, Live Translation is a key selling point for the AirPods Pro 3, which the company unveiled on Tuesday. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 When attached, the Air can stretch to 40 hours of video playback, turning what could have been a limitation into a selling point for Apple's ecosystem. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 These can go a much longer way than the erasers of regular mechanical or wooden pencils, which is a selling point for many buyers. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 The Landing’s biggest selling point, however, is the water. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for selling point

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Sep. 2025.

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