sales pitch

noun

1. an argument or other persuasion used in selling

Idioms and Phrases

A line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation . This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [ Slang ; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

When Trump slashed the corporate tax rate, his Council of Economic Advisers promised American workers would see at least $4,000 added to their bottom line — the old “trickle-down economics” sales pitch again.

From Los Angeles Times

Simu Liu is hustling to turn down the heat on a Canadian bubble tea company after criticism of its televised sales pitch to the Marvel superhero boiled over online.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent years, toxic masculinity has become a booming industry — filled with ridiculous figures and ridiculous sales pitches — and a political movement.

From Los Angeles Times

But my “let’s go to Ashland” sales pitch to the non-theater lovers in my life goes thusly: There is so much more to do than just see theater.

From Seattle Times

Other political consultants, however, called Parscale’s AI-infused sales pitch largely a rehash of what campaigns already have mastered through data scraping, ad testing and modeling to predict voter behavior.

From Seattle Times

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