Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice of offering customers additional or more expensive products or services after they have already agreed to buy something.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
upsell .
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Examples
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HP is much more interested in upselling than in making sure that you are happy with what you currently have from HP.
Laptop-Reliability Study Highlights The Most Sturdy Laptop Makers | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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You probably make a lot of coin upselling visitors to paid dating sites.
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I’m still amazed at Time Warner’s complete lack of interest in upselling me better service – the $60/mo I’m now paying sprint could easily have been more to Time Warner.
Felix 2, Time Warner 1, Sprint 0, Linksys 0 : #comments 2007
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The PC industry works by offering basic systems at low prices then "upselling" extra features.
A laptop for university Jack Schofield' 2010
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I understand the concept of "upselling," but sheesh!
April 2004 2004
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This is obviously a tricky area â” Â some people object to the idea of upselling applications during the install process at all.
OpenCandy Suggests Apps You Might Actually Want During Installs, Lands NitroPDF Jason Kincaid 2005
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In contrast, companies such as Playfish, Nexon and Zynga Game Network Inc. offer free versions of their games and generate revenue by "upselling" players on additional content.
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Companies such as Playfish, Nexon and Zynga Game Network, meanwhile, offer free versions of their games and generate revenue by "upselling" players on additional content.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Like Linnetz, some of them believe that companies are intentionally "upselling" their customers with unnecessary services and hoping that the charges will go undetected.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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In contrast, companies such as Playfish, Nexon and Zynga Game Network Inc. offer free versions of their games and generate revenue by "upselling" players on additional content.
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