Biggest-selling meaning in English
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Definition
(This is the world's) biggest-selling (album): (This is the album) which has been bought or purchased the most (in the world)
(a) best-selling (novel): (a) very popular, successful or profitable (novel)
Examples
- "It is in fact one of our biggest-selling products."
- "Contraption is the biggest-selling scent in the Kalvin Krime range."
Exercise 1
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a true statement. We read in the email that Luna will receive "a voucher for $1 off (her) next purchase". A "voucher" is a "coupon": a small piece of paper which has a value in a shop, and can be used in place of money. Sometimes people give vouchers as birthday or Christmas presents. Luna is being offered a voucher with the value of $1 as an apology for her bad experience with a Kwik-e-Market soup.
This is not a true statement. We read in the email that "Vegetarian options include our "Vegetarian Soup" and "Vegan Soup"." A "vegetarian option" is a choice (in this case a soup) which is suitable for vegetarians (i.e. which can be eaten by people who don't eat animals).
This statement is false. Jessica, the customer support representative, writes: "we do not currently plan to change either the name or the ingredients of our popular 'Vegetable Soup'." This means that the soup will not be "renamed".
This statement is true. In the email, we read that Kwik-e-Market's "popular "Vegetable Soup"... is in fact one of (their) biggest-selling products." If something is "popular", it is liked by many people. A "biggest-selling" or "best-selling" product is one which sells in very big quantities.
Exercise 2
Match the perfumes with the descriptions below. Some perfumes are described more than once!
This perfume sells more than the other perfumes by the same manufacturer. -->
This is the most complicated perfume. -->
This perfume is recommended if you smell bad. -->
Finally, this is the only perfume which may not smell of fruit! -->
This perfume sells more than the other perfumes by the same manufacturer. -->
This is the most complicated perfume. -->
This perfume is recommended if you smell bad. -->
Finally, this is the only perfume which may not smell of fruit! -->
Match the perfumes with the descriptions below. Some perfumes are described more than once!
This perfume sells more than the other perfumes by the same manufacturer. --> Contraption 1
This is the most complicated perfume. --> Montmartre Musk 2
This perfume is recommended if you smell bad. --> Fertility Blanket 3
Finally, this is the only perfume which may not smell of fruit! --> Montmartre Musk 4
This perfume sells more than the other perfumes by the same manufacturer. --> Contraption 1
This is the most complicated perfume. --> Montmartre Musk 2
This perfume is recommended if you smell bad. --> Fertility Blanket 3
Finally, this is the only perfume which may not smell of fruit! --> Montmartre Musk 4
1 Contraption: This is the right answer. We read in the magazine that "Contraption is the biggest selling scent in Kalvin Krime range". If something is the "biggest-selling" or "best-selling" product, then it is purchased more often than the other products. Another example: "The biggest-selling record by The Meatles is The White Album".
1 Fertility Blanket: This is not the best answer here. There is no suggestion in Vague magazine that Fertility Blanket sells more units than other Loco Flannel perfumes.
1 Montmartre Musk: This is not the best answer here. There is no suggestion in Vague magazine that Montmartre Musk sells more units than other Delavigne perfumes.
2 Montmartre Musk: "Montmartre Musk" is the best choice here. In the review, Montmartre Musk is described as "complex", and even carries the warning "Can be too complex sometimes". The terms "complex" and "complicated" share a very similar meaning.
2 Fertility Blanket: This is not the right answer. Fertility Blanket is not described as a "complicated" perfume.
2 Contraption: This is not the right answer. Contraption is not described as a "complicated" perfume.
3 Fertility Blanket: Fertility Blanket is the right perfume to match this description. The journalist writes that Fertility Blanket "Covers (the) smell of bad body odor". This means that it "masks bad (body) smells". It would therefore be appropriate for someone who does not smell very good!
3 Contraption: This is not the best choice: the journalist does not recommend Contraption specifically for people who have body odor problems.
3 Montmartre Musk: This is not the best choice: the journalist does not recommend Montmartre Musk specifically for people who have body odor problems.
4 Montmartre Musk: This is the best choice here. Montmartre Musk, according to the journalist, "is full of artistic flair, vibrance and creativity, it's colourful and romantic, yet fascinating and complex". There is no suggestion that it smells like fruit.
4 Fertility Blanket: This is incorrect. We know that Fertility Blanket smells of fruit because the journalist tells us that it contains "the pure essence of forbidden fruit".
4 Contraption: This is incorrect. We know that Contraption smells of fruit because the journalist tells us that it contains the scent of "exotic fruits".
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