| 词汇 | pyramid-selling |
| 释义 | pyramid selling noun[ U ] uk /ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd ˌsel.ɪŋ/ us /ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd ˌsel.ɪŋ/ in business, the act of someone buying the right to sell a company's goods, and then selling the goods to other people. These people then sell the goods to other people.宝塔式销售，传销 Stock markets algo anti-city anti-dilution anti-speculation anti-speculative arbitrageur asset-stripping broker bull market capital investment carpetbagger equity gilt grubstake head fake hedging ICO inconvertible rentier stockbroker belt pyramid selling | Business Englishpyramid selling noun[ U ] COMMERCEukus(alsopyramid scheme[ C ]) a way of making money, illegal in many places, in which someone sells people the right to sell a company's products. These people then sell the right to others, and this continues until many people have bought the right, with the original seller getting a share of every payment: pyramid selling scheme/scamWhat seemed like a legitimate business turned out to be just another pyramid selling scheme. While pyramid selling or multi-level marketing could be legitimate activities, schemes offering income for recruitment offer scope for abuse. Examples of pyramid sellingpyramid selling I am at present satisfied that the legislation prohibiting the objectionable aspects of pyramidselling is effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of my constituents has just lost £3,000 through a pyramidselling swindle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the initiator of operations of a pyramidselling firm be liable to a £400 fine in relation to each new recruit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He referred to the extent to which people might evade the prohibition by conducting pyramidselling businesses from their own premises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The main emphasis in pyramidselling is the recruitment of other people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I endorse his wish to proceed fully and quickly on pyramidselling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recent happenings in the flow country remind me not so much of forestry as of pyramidselling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been consulting widely over proposals to improve the effectiveness of the legislation controlling pyramidselling and similar trading schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can remember feeling very doubtful about party plan selling, although that has not had the same disastrous effect as pyramidselling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If she will take steps to stop (a) the women empowering women scheme and (b) other pyramidselling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, there was a pyramidselling scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know of no companies which have been proved to have engaged in illegal pyramidselling activities over the past year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pyramidselling has attracted a good deal of attention and criticism in recent months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I intend to publish proposals for dealing with pyramidselling very soon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I share his concern that pyramidselling should be regulated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of pyramid selling These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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