upsell
verb/ˈʌpsel/
/ˈʌpsel/
[intransitive] (business)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they upsell | /ˈʌpsel/ /ˈʌpsel/ |
| he / she / it upsells | /ˈʌpselz/ /ˈʌpselz/ |
| past simple upsold | /ˈʌpsəʊld/ /ˈʌpsəʊld/ |
| past participle upsold | /ˈʌpsəʊld/ /ˈʌpsəʊld/ |
| -ing form upselling | /ˈʌpselɪŋ/ /ˈʌpselɪŋ/ |
- to persuade a customer to buy more products or a more expensive product than they originally intended
- You can usually upsell to about half the customers.
- Sales staff get bonuses based on the ability to upsell.
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