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Dell verb. To beat a competitor by eliminating the middleman and selling directly to customers.

Example Citation:
"Ted Rybeck, chairman of consultants Benchmarking Partners, is warning that 'Delling' could spread to the car, chemicals and banking sectors. 'You want to be the Deller rather than the Dellee of your industry,' he proclaims."
—"A name to play merry Dell with," The Daily Telegraph

Notes:
This verb comes from Dell Computers, which used direct sales to become one of the top computer manufacturers in the world, with current sales of US$18 billion.

Related Words:
Amazon
B2B
disintermediation
disruptive technology
friction-free capitalism
last-mover advantage
reintermediation

Subject Categories:
Business - General
Language - Verbed Nouns

Posted on May 17, 1999 at 11:03 AM


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