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pyramid selling

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈpyramid ˌselling noun [uncountable]  BBTSELLa business activity in which the main income comes from people who buy the right to sell products, rather than from the sale of the products themselves. Pyramid selling is illegal in many places. 金字塔式销售,层压式推销〔一种商业活动,收入主要源自商品经销权的买卖,而非商品本身。 这种销售方式在很多地方被视为违法〕
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pyramid sellingSections 118-123 deal with pyramid selling.
From Longman Business Dictionarypyramid sellingˈpyramid ˌsellingCOMMERCE a business activity where the main income is from people who pay to sell products, rather than from sales of products themselves. Pyramid selling is illegal in many placesPyramid selling is concerned with marketing goods or services through a chain of private distributors. selling
ˈpyramid ˌselling nounChineseSyllable
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pyramid selling
ˈpyramid ˌselling noun [uncountable]
a business activity in which the main income comes from people who buy the right to sell products, rather than from the sale of the products themselves. Pyramid selling is illegal in many places.


pyramid sellingBrE /ˌpɪrəmɪd ˈselɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɪrəmɪd ˈselɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a way of selling things in which sb buys the right to sell a company's goods and then sells the goods to other people. These other people sell the goods again to others. 金字塔式销售;宝塔式营销