Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tough sell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: tough sell
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hard sell (“a sales transaction which is challenging for the sales person to make”).

Example Sentences

"But if you can't come up with any recent hits within the same genre, and with a similar tone, style, key plot element, and/or marketing demographic to your own idea, you should know your concept is going to be a very tough sell."

Inflected Forms

tough sells (plural)

Synonyms

hard sell

Questions

What does tough sell mean?: Synonym of hard sell (“a sales transaction which is challenging for the sales person to make”).

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