Definition

A fancy way of explaining why someone should give you money instead of your competitor. It's the corporate pickup line -- it sounds rehearsed, slightly desperate, and works about 10 percent of the time.

Example Usage

"Our value proposition is unmatched in the market," declared the sales rep, reading from the same slide deck the last three sales reps used before they were let go.

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