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10 Sales, marketing, buisiness terms

Backorder

noun

a retailer's order for a product that is temporarily out of stock with the supplier. "the phone I wanted was on backorder"

Example: But earlier this week CompUSA, in its holiday Web section, listed a few items that were already out of stock and on backorder.

fr: Commande différée

In bulk

adjective

(especially of goods) in large quantities, usually at a reduced price. "buying tomatoes in bulk from a local farmer" (of a cargo or commodity) loose; not packaged. "sugar is imported in bulk and bagged on the island"

Example: It's cheaper to buy in bulk.

fr: En masse

Interest-free

conjunction

not requiring the borrower to pay any interest an interest-free loan.

Example: He was offered a ￡10,000 interest-free loan.

fr: Sans intérêt

Lay-by

noun

an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop; a rest stop. a mooring area along a canal, river, or harbor.

Example: I was parked in a lay-by, having a nap

fr: Aire de stationnement

Lease

Noun

a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment. "a six-month lease on a shop"

Example: My lease will expire on September 30th, this year.

fr: contrat, BAIL

Prospect

noun

A prospect is an organization or potential client who resembles a seller's ideal customer profile

Example: She has a job with good prospects.

fr: Perspective

Retail

VERB

sell (goods) to the public by retail. "the difficulties in retailing the new products" relate or repeat (a story) in detail. "his inimitable way of retailing a diverting anecdote

Example: I'm a relative newcomer to the retail business

fr: Vendre au détail

USP

PHRASE

Unique Selling Proposition or USP is the one feature or the perceived benefit of a good which makes it unique from the rest of the competing brands in the market. ... Every product should have its own USP, which makes it stand apart from other products in the similar category.

Example: The milk chocolate melts in your mouth, not in your hand.

fr: proposition de vente unique

Warranty

NOUN

a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.

Example: The car comes with a three-year warranty

fr: garantie

wholesale

NOUN

the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others.

Example: if you want to sell large expensive pieces then wholesale is probably not the way to go

fr: la vente en gros