"sales pitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sales pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sales pitch (plural sales pitches)
  1. Talk or demonstrations intended to persuade a consumer to make a purchase, especially when vigorously delivered or exaggerated. Related terms: dog and pony show Translations (presentation to persuade a customer): myyntipuhe (Finnish), bagou [masculine] (French), Verkaufstechnik [feminine] (German), Verkaufstaktik (German), paialou (Hawaiian), charla promocional [feminine] (Spanish), argumentario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sales_pitch-en-noun-E8mFA1T3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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