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Meaning of "mis-selling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIS-SELLING

mis-selling  [ˌmɪsˈsɛlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIS-SELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mis-Selling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIS-SELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Misselling

Misselling is the deliberate, reckless, or negligent sale of products or services in circumstances where the contract is either misrepresented, or the product or service is unsuitable for the customer's needs. For example, selling life insurance to someone who has no dependents is regarded as misselling.

Definition of mis-selling in the English dictionary

The definition of mis-selling in the dictionary is the act or an instance of mis-selling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIS-SELLING


bestselling
ˌbɛstˈsɛlɪŋ
celling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
compelling
kəmˈpɛlɪŋ
dwelling
ˈdwɛlɪŋ
evil-smelling
ˈiːv əlsmɛlɪŋ
fast-selling
ˈfɑːstˌsɛlɪŋ
Felling
ˈfɛlɪŋ
fortune-telling
ˈfɔːtʃuːntɛlɪŋ
foul-smelling
ˌfaʊlˈsmɛlɪŋ
misspelling
ˌmɪsˈspɛlɪŋ
propelling
prəˈpɛlɪŋ
retelling
ˌriːˈtɛlɪŋ
selling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
shelling
ˈʃɛlɪŋ
spelling
ˈspɛlɪŋ
swelling
ˈswɛlɪŋ
telling
ˈtɛlɪŋ
uncompelling
ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ
welling
ˈwɛlɪŋ
yelling
ˈjɛlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIS-SELLING

mis-sell
mis-sold
misacceptation
misact
misadapt
misadd
misaddress
misadjust
misadventure
misadventurer
misadventurous
misadvertence
misadvice
misadvise
misadvisedly
misadvisedness
misagent
misaim
misalign
misaligned

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIS-SELLING

billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
fulfilling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
polling
rolling
scrolling
shilling
start the ball rolling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of mis-selling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mis-selling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIS-SELLING

Find out the translation of mis-selling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mis-selling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mis-selling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不当销售
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ventas abusivas
570 millions of speakers

English

mis-selling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एमआईएस बेच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء مبيعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неправильно продажи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mis-selling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল বিক্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vente abusive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salah laku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mis -Selling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誤販売
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘못 판매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mis-sade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mis- bán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறாக விற்பனையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीची विक्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mis satan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mis - selling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mis -selling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправильно продажу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mis - vânzare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mis -selling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mis-selling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vilseledande försäljnings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

MIS-salg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mis-selling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIS-SELLING»

The term «mis-selling» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIS-SELLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mis-selling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIS-SELLING»

Discover the use of mis-selling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mis-selling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern Bank Behaviour
First of all, mis-selling has historically been very expensive for firms in terms of customer redress, with past cases of mis-selling costing UK financial firms nearly £15bn, of which £3bn was paid in customer redress for mortgage endowments ...
Juan Fernández de Guevara Radoselovics, José Pastor Monsálvez, 2012
2
Payment protection insurance market investigation: remittal ...
[X] [X] told us that PPI mis-selling was not unique to point-of-credit-sale transactions. Any adjustment to the size of the PPI market due to mis-selling complaints should be made to all distribution channels, point of credit or stand- alone. [K] also ...
Great Britain: Competition Commission, 2012
3
Banking Regulation of UK and US Financial Markets
action for mis-selling alleged by the FSA failed because of the way the sample of cases was assessed to measure the size of the problem at L&G, which resulted in a misrepresentation of the position.138 The tribunal held that the review of the ...
Dr Dalvinder Singh, 2012
4
Protecting The Poor: A Microinsurance Compendium
3.3 Mis-selling Another problem with long-term products is the potential for mis- selling, since the client is not able to effectively assess whether the financial institution and its agent are indeed trustworthy for some time, sometimes years, after ...
Craig Churchill, 2008
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Inherited Estates: Twelfth Report of Session 2007-08; ...
One was mis-selling and the other is the shareholder tax. On the mis-selling, what would your response be to the counter-argument which you put, which is essentially that, given that the with-profits fund benefits from mis-sold policies, it should ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee, 2008
6
Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunications: Thirteenth ...
We believe that the most pressing issue for consumers is actually one of mis- selling in ways that leave them uncertain and concerned about their services. Every month, more than l0,000 BT customers — consumers and businesses — tell us ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Trade and Industry Committee, 2005
7
Outlook Money
We have not yet seen any major scandal related to sales malpractices. But, mis- selling is rampant in India, as it has been in other countries where the regulator has had to deal with scandals affecting millions of angry victims. Why is insurance ...
8
Ofgem's retail market review: sixth report of session ...
Q122 Barry Gardiner: Without discussing the details of the case that is currently under appeal, why was it left to Trading Standards to prosecute the recent case of doorstep mis-selling? As I said, I don't want to talk about the details of the case ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Energy and Climate Change Committee, 2011
9
The City: A Guide to London's Global Financial Centre
While some directors got huge amounts of money, private investors lost out." Investment products mis-selling In September 2003 Lloyds tsb was fined a record £1.9111 by the fsa for the mis-selling of an investment product to retail consumers.
Richard Roberts, 2008
10
Personal Finance: A Practical Approach
Despite this increase in regulation, the new regulatory framework was unable to protect consumers in all cases from incidents of mis-selling and poor advice provided by some members of the financial services industry and the banks. One of ...
Jane King, Mary Carey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIS-SELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mis-selling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Martin Wheatley: I had unfinished business at FCA
Wheatley and other members of the FCA board faced sustained questions over the handling of the interest rates swap mis-selling scandal. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
The big name banks losing the most customers
Barclays also admitted this year that it was putting aside another £150million for customer redress for the mis-selling of payment protection ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Why you should be careful with a flat rate loan?
In many cases, it becomes a case of mis-selling. The catch in the offer is the term 'flat rate', which Aniruddha recalls the sales executive using, ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
4
Cultural shifters: Mark Earls on why marketers must show that their …
Unfairly, we get blamed for the deeds of our colleagues elsewhere in the business - for mis-selling, for poor customer service, for obesity and ... «Marketing, Jul 15»
5
JAMES CONEY: Silver lining for savers as a rate rise looms closer
If a bank or insurer had made such a claim, we'd all be shouting mis-selling. Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb was intelligent and ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
6
U.K. Ombudsman Says 55% of Complaints Over Loan Insurance Sales
Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority fined Lloyds Banking Group Plc 117 million pounds for mishandling complaints about mis-selling ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
7
'We are working on checks to address SEBI's concern on mis-selling'
SEBI's concern on mis-selling is legitimate. I believe the concern on mis-selling is more than pricing. We know that if an industry body restricts ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
8
Barclays was visited by City watchdog nearly 200 times last year
Lenders have been forced to pay out billions of pounds in fines over scandals such as the manipulation of Libor and the mis-selling of payment ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Mis-selling claims fear prompt IFAs to raise fees
Savers looking to take cash from their pension pots are being quoted advisory fees that are thousands of pounds higher than typical rates, ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
10
Goldman Sachs income halved as cash set aside for potential mis
There has been mounting speculation that the bank is homing in on a final settlement over the alleged mortgage mis-selling in the run up to the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mis-Selling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mis-selling>. May 2024 ».
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