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Sell meaning in English

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Sell

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Noun

1. sell

the activity of persuading someone to buy

Example Sentences:
'it was a hard sell'

Verb

2. sell

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

Example Sentences:
'He sold his house in January'
'She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit'

3. sell

be sold at a certain price or in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'These books sell like hot cakes'

4. sell

persuade somebody to accept something

Example Sentences:
'The French try to sell us their image as great lovers'

5. deal, sell, trade

do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

Example Sentences:
'She deals in gold'
'The brothers sell shoes'

6. sell

give up for a price or reward

Example Sentences:
'She sold her principles for a successful career'

7. sell

be approved of or gain acceptance

Example Sentences:
'The new idea sold well in certain circles'

8. sell

be responsible for the sale of

Example Sentences:
'All her publicity sold the products'

9. betray, sell

deliver to an enemy by treachery

Example Sentences:
'Judas sold Jesus'
'The spy betrayed his country'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sell

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verbWord forms: sells, selling or sold
1. 
to dispose of or transfer or be disposed of or transferred to a purchaser in exchange for money or other consideration; put or be on sale
2. 
to deal in (objects, property, etc)
he sells used cars for a living
3. (transitive)
to give up or surrender for a price or reward
to sell one's honour
4. 
to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc)
publicity sells many products
5. 
to induce or gain acceptance of
to sell an idea
6. (intransitive)
to be in demand on the market
these dresses sell well in the spring
7. (transitive) informal
to deceive or cheat
8. (transitive; foll by on)
to persuade to accept or approve (of)
to sell a buyer on a purchase
9.  sell down the river
10.  sell oneself
11.  sell short
noun
12. 
the act or an instance of selling
Compare hard sell, soft sell
13. informal
a. 
a trick, hoax, or deception
b. Irish
a great disappointment
the service in the hotel was a sell

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Sell

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verb transitiveWord forms: sold or ˈselling
1. 
to give up, deliver, or exchange (property, goods, services, etc.) for money or its equivalent
2. 
a. 
to have or offer regularly for sale; deal in
a store that sells hardware, to sell real estate
b. 
to make or try to make sales in or to
to sell chain stores
3. 
a. 
to give up or deliver (a person) to his or her enemies or into slavery, bondage, etc.
b. 
to be a traitor to; betray (a country, cause, etc.)
4. 
to give up or dispose of (one's honor, one's vote, etc.) for profit or a dishonorable purpose
5. 
to bring about, help in, or promote, the sale of
television sells many products
6.  US, Informal
a. 
to establish faith, confidence, or belief in
to sell oneself to the public
b. 
to persuade (someone) of the value of something; convince
with on
sell him on the idea
7.  Slang
to cheat or dupe
verb intransitive
8. 
to exchange property, goods, or services for money, etc.
9. 
to work or act as a salesman or salesclerk
10. 
to be sold; attract buyers: often used with reference to the rate of sale
to sell well, poorly, etc.
11. 
to be sold (for or at)
belts selling for six dollars
12.  Informal
to be accepted, approved, etc.
a scheme that won't sell
noun
13.  Slang
a trick or hoax
14.  US
selling or salesmanship
see also hard sell, soft sell

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sell

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v. sold (sōld), sell·ing, sells
v.tr.
1. To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent: We sold our old car for a modest sum.
2. To offer or have available for sale: The store sells health foods.
3. To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward: sell one's soul to the devil.
4. To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of: a book that sold a million copies.
5.
a. To bring about or encourage sales of; promote: Good publicity sold the product.
b. To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully: We sold the proposal to the school committee.
6. To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something: They sold me on the idea.
v.intr.
1. To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling: Are any of the fruit vendors still selling?
2. To be sold or be on sale: Grapes are selling high this season.
3. To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market: an item that doesn't sell.
4. To be approved of; gain acceptance: an idea that just wouldn't sell.
n.
1. An act or instance of selling: ordered a sell of his shares in the company.
2. Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way: Their program to raise taxes will be a difficult sell.
3. Slang A deception; a hoax.

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