multi-level marketing

noun

A sales system under which the salesperson receives a commission on his or her own sales and a smaller commission on the sales from each person he or she convinces to become a salesperson.

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MLMnetwork marketingpyramid sellingreferral marketing
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Meanings

nounmulti-level marketing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sales system under which the salesperson receives a commission on his or her own sales and a smaller commission on the sales from each person he or she convinces to become a salesperson.

    Synonyms: MLM, network marketing, pyramid selling, referral marketing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sales system under which the salesperson receives a commission on his or her own sales and a smaller commission on the sales from each person he or she convinces to become a salesperson.

Similar
MLMnetwork marketingpyramid sellingreferral marketing
Also see
network marketingpyramid sellingreferral marketing

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 傳銷 /传销, 多層次傳銷 /多层次传销
  • 傳銷 /传销 (chuánxiāo)sales system
  • 多層次傳銷 /多层次传销 (duōcéngcì chuánxiāo)sales system
Finnish verkostomarkkinointi
  • verkostomarkkinointisales system
German Strukturvertrieb
  • Strukturvertriebsales system
Indonesian pemasaran berjenjang
  • pemasaran berjenjangsales system
Japanese 連鎖販売取引, マルチ商法
  • 連鎖販売取引 (rensa hanbai torihiki)sales system
  • マルチ商法 (maruchi shōhō)sales system
Korean 다단계 마케팅
  • 다단계 마케팅 (dadan'gye maketing)sales system
Persian بازاریابی چندسطحی
  • بازاریابی چندسطحی (bâzâryâbi-ye čand-sathi)sales system
Polish marketing wielopoziomowy
  • marketing wielopoziomowysales system
Russian многоу́ровневый ма́рке́тинг
  • многоу́ровневый ма́рке́тинг (mnogoúrovnevyj márkéting)sales system
Turkish ağ pazarlama, çok katlı pazarlama
  • ağ pazarlamasales system
  • çok katlı pazarlamasales system
Ukrainian багаторі́вневий ма́ркетинг
  • багаторі́вневий ма́ркетинг (bahatorívnevyj márketynh)sales system
Vietnamese bán hàng đa cấp, tiếp thị đa cấp
  • bán hàng đa cấpsales system
  • tiếp thị đa cấpsales system
Cite this entry
APA

multi-level marketing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-level%20marketing

MLA

“multi-level marketing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-level%20marketing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multi-level marketing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multi-level%20marketing.

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