| 1 |
after-sales service |
n. service that
continues after a product has been sold [eg: repairs etc] |
| 2 |
buyer |
n. 1 any
person who buys anything 2 a person employed by a firm to buy |
| 3 |
client |
n. a person who
buys services from a lawyer, architect or other professionals |
| 4 |
close |
v. to finalise a
deal or sale; to make a sale |
| 5 |
cold call |
v. to telephone a
prospect without previous contact - also n. |
| 6 |
customer |
n. a person who
buys goods or services from a shop or business |
| 7 |
deal |
n. a business
transaction - also v. dealer n. |
| 8 |
discount |
n. a reduction in
the price; a deduction [usually expressed as a percentage (%)] |
| 9 |
follow up |
v. to continue to
follow persistently; to maintain contact [eg: after a lead] |
| 10 |
guarantee |
n. a promise that
a product will be repaired or replaced etc if faulty - also
v. |
| 11 |
in bulk |
in large quantity, usually at a
lower price |
| 12 |
lead |
n. useful
indication of a possible customer to be followed up |
| 13 |
objection |
n. a reason given
by a prospect for not buying - to object v. see
overcome |
| 14 |
overcome |
v. [-came,
-come] to overcome an obj-ection to show an objection is invalid
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| 15 |
product |
n. something made
and usually for sale - to produce v. see
service |
| 16 |
prospect |
n. a possible or
probable customer; prospective customer |
| 17 |
representative |
n. sales
representative person who represents & sells for a firm; salesperson
|
| 18 |
retail |
v. to sell in
small quantities (as in a shop to the public) - also n.
see wholesale |
| 19 |
service |
n. work done
usually in return for payment - to serve v. see
product |
| 20 |
wholesale |
v. to sell in bulk
(as to a shop for resale to the public) - also n.
see retail |