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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That said, golf continues to be the selling point at this gem of a course. Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 In Singapore, customers arriving at Apple outlets had also been looking to nab some of the company’s new AirPods Pro 3, citing the product’s live translation feature as a major selling point. Dylan Butts,shreya Ghosal,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025 The Alpha school system’s basic selling point is that, thanks to learning with AI help, elementary and high school students can do all their classwork in just two hours a day in the mornings. Andres Oppenheimer september 18, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 Tourism experts say unique attractions like Oto could become a major selling point. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 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 20 Sep. 2025.

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