method of selling; art of selling
Refers to the technique, approach, or know-how of selling something. Often used in business manuals or sales training.
See also: 買い方
彼は新しい売り方を勉強している。
He is studying new methods of selling.
In this transaction, the terms of the seller and the buyer did not match.
オークションで売り方が希望価格を下げた。
At the auction, the seller lowered the asking price.
この商品の売り方を工夫する必要がある。
We need to devise a way to sell this product.
Standard spelling; the okurigana り makes the reading clear.
Less common variant without okurigana; may be seen in older or more compact writing.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling', the continuative form of 売る) and 方 (kata, 'way' or 'person'). The two senses arise from the dual meaning of 方: 'person/side' and 'method'.