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1. (v.t.) sell
to transfer (goods or property) or render (services) in exchange for money.
2. sell
to deal in; keep or offer for sale:
to sell insurance.
3. sell
to make a sale or offer for sale to.
4. sell
to persuade or induce to buy.
5. sell
to promote or effect the sale of:
Packaging sells many products.
6. sell
to achieve sales of:
The record sold a million copies.
7. sell
to cause to be accepted, esp. generally or widely:
to sell an idea to the public.
8. sell
to cause or persuade to accept, approve of, or see the value of:
to sell the voters on a candidate; to sell oneself at a job interview.
9. sell
to surrender or deliver improperly or dishonorably in return for profit or advantage:
to sell one's soul for power; to sell votes.
10. sell
to betray.
11. sell
to force or exact a price for:
They sold their lives dearly.
12. sell
to cheat or hoax.
13. (v.i.) sell
to make a sale of something; transfer goods or property in exchange for money.
14. sell
to offer something for sale.
15. sell
to be offered for sale at the price indicated (fol. by at or for).
16. sell
to engage or be employed in selling something.
17. sell
to promote sales.
18. sell
to be in demand by buyers:
On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell.
19. sell
to win acceptance, approval, or adoption:
an idea that will sell.
20. sell
sell off, to rid oneself of by selling, esp. at reduced prices:
to sell off last year's designs.
21. sell
sell out,
22. sell
to dispose of entirely by selling.
23. sell
to betray (an associate, principles, a cause, etc.).
24. sell
to betray one's principles.
25. (n.) sell
an act or method of selling.
26. sell
Informal. a cheat; hoax.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME (v.), OE sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money, c. OFris
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1. (verb) sell
the activity of persuading someone to buy
"it was a hard sell"
2. (verb) sell
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
"He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
3. (verb) sell
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
"These books sell like hot cakes"
4. (verb) sell
persuade somebody to accept something
"The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
5. (verb) deal, sell, trade
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
"She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
6. (verb) sell
give up for a price or reward
"She sold her principles for a successful career"
7. (verb) sell
be approved of or gain acceptance
"The new idea sold well in certain circles"
8. (verb) sell
be responsible for the sale of
"All her publicity sold the products"
9. (verb) betray, sell
deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
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1. (verb) sell
to give sth in return for a payment
He sells second-hand books.; I sold my motorcycle to a friend.; Do you think he'd sell me his ticket?; a company that sells kitchen goods
2. sell
(of a product) to be bought by people
The new model is selling well.
3. sell
to persuade sb that sth is a good idea
It's a plan that's so good it'll sell itself.
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| Definition of 'sell' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sell
self
2. (noun) sell
a sill
3. (noun) sell
a cell; a house
4. (noun) sell
a saddle for a horse
5. (noun) sell
a throne or lofty seat
6. (noun) sell
an imposition; a cheat; a hoax
7. (verb) sell
to transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money
8. (verb) sell
to make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray
9. (verb) sell
to impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat
10. (verb) sell
to practice selling commodities
11. (verb) sell
to be sold; as, corn sells at a good price
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Sense: to give something in exchange for money
He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.
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 Afrikaans: verkoop |
 Arabic: يَبيع |
 Bulgarian: продавам |
 Brazilian: vender |
 Czech: prodat |
 German: verkaufen |
 Danish: sælge |
 Greek: πουλώ |
 Spanish: vender |
 Estonian: müüma |
 Farsi: به فروش رساندن |
 Finnish: myydä |
 French: vendre |
 Hebrew: לִמכּוֹר |
 Hindi: बेचना |
 Croatian: prodati |
 Hungarian: elad |
 Indonesian: menjual |
 Icelandic: selja |
 Italian: vendere |
 Japanese: 売る |
 Korean: 팔다 |
 Lithuanian: parduoti |
 Latvian: pārdot |
 Malay: jual |
 Dutch: verkopen |
 Norwegian: selge, omsette |
 Polish: sprzedawać |
 Persian: به فروش رساندن |
 Pashto: خرڅول، پلورل: راكړه وركړه |
 Portuguese: vender |
 Romanian: a vinde |
 Russian: продавать |
 Slovak: predať |
 Slovenian: prodati |
 Serbian: prodati |
 Swedish: sälja |
 Thai: ขาย |
 Turkish: satmak |
 Taiwanese: 出售 |
 Ukrainian: продавати |
 Urdu: فروخت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bán |
 Chinese: 卖，出售 |
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