pitch

noun (PERSUASION)

/pɪtʃ/

Definition

› [C] a speech or act that attempts to persuade someone to buy or do something: The man in the shop gave me his (sales) pitch about quality and reliability. She made a pitch for the job but she didn't get it. [+ to infinitive] The city made a pitch to stage the Olympics.Urging and persuadingCausing somebody to act › [C] UK a place in a public area where a person regularly sells goods or performs: The flower seller was at his usual pitch outside the station.Environments and localities

(Definition of pitch noun (PERSUASION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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