Funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages · Working

Verbal commit

Also called: verbal agreement

ELI5

An informal indication that a buyer intends to proceed, before binding execution.

Used in conversation

“The account plan should show how verbal commit affects the next step.”

Pitch context

You will see “Verbal commit” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret funnel, pipeline & opportunity stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.