n
(marketing) The promotion of a product to end users or retailers in order to create demand earlier in the supply chain, e.g. with wholesalers.
n
Alternative form of benefits cliff [A situation that occurs when a small increase in wages results in a sudden decrease in net income, due to suddenly becoming ineligible for benefits.]
n
A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.
n
(economics, finance, business) A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.
n
Alternative form of boom and bust, a pattern of great prosperity followed by recession [(economics, finance, business) A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers; prosperity followed by recession.]
n
(chiefly finance) A small period of rapid growth.
adj
Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To buy whatever is available of something.
v
(finance) To carry out wash sales in order to make the market appear more active than it really is.
n
(housing) The percentage of properties sold at auction on a particular week or month.
n
The act of making such a sale.
n
Alternative spelling of dead cat bounce [(trading, idiomatic) A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.]
adv
Towards the less prestigious sector of the market.
n
The practice of a consumer switching from expensive brands to cheaper alternatives
v
To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
n
A risky investment or other venture.
v
(Britain, Australia, real estate) To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
v
to discount a product in order to increase sales
v
To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.
n
A promotion offering the buyer a saving when he/she purchases several of the same item.
v
(Britain, business, transitive) To sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer.
v
(transitive) To reach a better purchase bargain than (someone).
n
as of increased costs through a business entity to its customers through increased prices.
v
To engage in price gouging.
v
(transitive) To force competition out of business by offering lower or discount prices.
v
(transitive) To price attractively; to set a good price on.
n
(business) A right to sell something at a predetermined price.
n
The action of selling something previously bought, usually at a higher price for profit.
n
(slang, dated) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
v
(idiomatic, stock market) To fall in share price.
v
To sell all of an item or group of items.
v
(transitive) To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.
v
To sell all of a product that is in stock.
v
(UK) To sell something of little worth, pretending that it is something else of greater value.
adv
(dated) So as to sell something; with success in sales.
v
(transitive) To sell in great quantities.
v
To sell something and replace it with something cheaper.
n
The act of making such a sale.
v
(transitive) To sell (another manufacturer's product) in this manner.
n
The phenomenon whereby the winner of an auction is likely to overpay, since each bid represents a bidder's estimate of the item's value, and one would expect the average bid to be the most accurate.
n
(finance) A volatile market that moves up and down.
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