"upsell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upsells [plural]
Etymology: up- + sell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|sell}} up- + sell Head templates: {{en-noun}} upsell (plural upsells)
  1. The act of making such a sale.
    Sense id: en-upsell-en-noun-0ek~LoOV

Verb

Forms: upsells [present, singular, third-person], upselling [participle, present], upsold [participle, past], upsold [past]
Etymology: up- + sell Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|sell}} up- + sell Head templates: {{en-verb|upsells|upselling|upsold}} upsell (third-person singular simple present upsells, present participle upselling, simple past and past participle upsold)
  1. To persuade a customer to buy more items, or more expensive items, than they had intended. Translations (to persuade a customer to buy more than intended): زايَدَ (zaayada) (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-upsell-en-verb-T05U2pQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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