Definition of pyramid selling in English:
pyramid selling
noun ˈpɪrəmɪd ˌsɛlɪŋˈpɪrəˌmɪd ˌsɛlɪŋ
mass nounA system of selling goods or services in which each salesperson recruits further salespeople, resulting in a hierarchy in which each member is receives returns from the sales made by those below them.
Example sentencesExamples
- A notorious pyramid selling scam has reared its ugly head in Scotland again.
- Some 500 cases of illegal activities based on pyramid selling have been discovered around the country.
- Unfortunately pyramid selling is not the only deception targeting consumers.
- So it turns out I'm not so much of a blogger as part of some kind of bizarre empty pyramid selling operation.
- The act explains the differences between multi-level marketing and pyramid selling.
- However, the Chinese Government has labeled network marketing as pyramid selling, and banned it completely.
- Unfortunately for them, Bulgarians had problems with similar pyramid selling schemes in the early 1990s.
- We have Owen Jennings who was an expert at pyramid selling.
- Is it a revolutionary scheme to slash your phone bill or an elaborate pyramid selling scam?
- Some pundits argue that many dot.com stocks have a lot in common with pyramid selling schemes.
- I don't want to be sold into a pyramid selling scheme at the best of times.
- What is to stop people from holding sessions on the Atkins Diet, on Scientology, or on pyramid selling?
- Inside Out exposes the aftermath of a pyramid selling craze that swept the Midlands last year.
- Until now, intensive efforts to find legislation that could stamp out pyramid selling have failed.
- I haven't forgotten to update you on the things I said I would, including the pyramid selling scheme adventure, but not tonight.
Definition of pyramid selling in US English:
pyramid selling
nounˈpirəˌmid ˌseliNGˈpɪrəˌmɪd ˌsɛlɪŋ
A system of selling goods or services in which each salesperson recruits further salespeople, resulting in a hierarchy in which each member receives compensation for the sales made by those below them.
Example sentencesExamples
- Is it a revolutionary scheme to slash your phone bill or an elaborate pyramid selling scam?
- So it turns out I'm not so much of a blogger as part of some kind of bizarre empty pyramid selling operation.
- I haven't forgotten to update you on the things I said I would, including the pyramid selling scheme adventure, but not tonight.
- A notorious pyramid selling scam has reared its ugly head in Scotland again.
- We have Owen Jennings who was an expert at pyramid selling.
- I don't want to be sold into a pyramid selling scheme at the best of times.
- Until now, intensive efforts to find legislation that could stamp out pyramid selling have failed.
- What is to stop people from holding sessions on the Atkins Diet, on Scientology, or on pyramid selling?
- Some pundits argue that many dot.com stocks have a lot in common with pyramid selling schemes.
- Inside Out exposes the aftermath of a pyramid selling craze that swept the Midlands last year.
- The act explains the differences between multi-level marketing and pyramid selling.
- However, the Chinese Government has labeled network marketing as pyramid selling, and banned it completely.
- Unfortunately pyramid selling is not the only deception targeting consumers.
- Unfortunately for them, Bulgarians had problems with similar pyramid selling schemes in the early 1990s.
- Some 500 cases of illegal activities based on pyramid selling have been discovered around the country.