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verb
- 1. give or hand over (something) in exchange for money: "they had sold the car" Similar Opposite
- 2. persuade someone of the merits of: "he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of selling or attempting to sell something: "the excitement of scientific achievement is too subtle a sell to stir the public"
- 2. a disappointment, typically one arising from being deceived as to the merits of something: British "actually, Hawaii's a bit of a sell—not a patch on Corfu"
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The meaning of SELL is to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray —often used with out. How to use sell in a sentence.
sell Are you selling your car? retail The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear. deal in They mainly deal in rare books. divest US The investors divested themselves of the company's stock. sell off The company is selling off the less profitable parts of its business. See more results »
Sell definition: to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price. See examples of SELL used in a sentence.
Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. [VERB noun] ...car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell. [VERB] If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.
Definition of sell verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] to give something to somebody in exchange for money. sell (something) I recently sold my bike. His parents went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home. The board agreed to sell the company. The shares were sold in the open market.
To sell is to exchange a thing or a service for money. You could sell lemonade from a table on the sidewalk, or sell hotdogs at a baseball game. When a business or store carries certain products for purchase, they sell those things; a car lot sells automobiles, and a bookstore sells books and magazines.
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.
Definition of sell verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SELL definition: 1. to give something to someone who gives you money for it: 2. to offer something for people to…. Learn more.
sell meaning, definition, what is sell: to give something to someone in exchange...: Learn more.
