spiel C2 Topic:Communication US /ʃpiːl/ UK /ʃpiːl/ See IPA manual Freq #36247 Meanings 1 noun a long, practiced speech intended to explain, promote, or persuade, especially a sales pitch The representative launched into a spiel about the benefits of upgrading our plan. 2 verb to deliver a long or practiced speech, especially in order to persuade He spieled enthusiastically about the product while customers tried to leave. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long, practiced speech... patterpitchsales talk 2 verb · to deliver a long or... patterpitchreel off Word family Derived forms spieler Related forms monologuesalesmanship Etymology Borrowed from German Spiel, 'game or performance,' or from the cognate Yiddish shpil. Both descend from a Germanic word for play or entertainment. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spiel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ʃpiːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ʃpiːl/ **Frequency rank:** 36247 ## Meanings 1. a long, practiced speech intended to explain, promote, or persuade, especially a sales pitch 2. to deliver a long or practiced speech, especially in order to persuade ## Examples - The representative launched into a spiel about the benefits of upgrading our plan. - He spieled enthusiastically about the product while customers tried to leave. ## Synonyms - patter - pitch - sales talk ## Derived Forms - spieler ## Related Forms - monologue - salesmanship ## Etymology Borrowed from German Spiel, 'game or performance,' or from the cognate Yiddish shpil. Both descend from a Germanic word for play or entertainment. ## Topics - Communication markdown