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to sell

to sell

∞ 1.0
To give something to someone for money
  • verb
  • /sɛl/
: vender
  • And when your goal is to sell CPUs, that's important.
  • buy and sell
  • sell products
  • sell at the market

I would say I've never sold a business yet.

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Examples

  • Muslim peasants came into town daily to sell their fruit and left in the evening.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The farmer decided to sell his fresh vegetables at the local market.

  • See if you can sell them a car.

    The Birthmark Killer (2021)

  • I want to sell this.

    The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

  • Let's say I want to sell you coffee.

    Meet Kevin

  • When they had football, he used to sell programs at the stadium.

    Dirty Harry (1971)

  • Buyers love the people who sell through at full price.

  • And they started making face Shields to sell to hospitals.

  • They then buy the goods online and sell old pieces online too.

    Patrick Boyle

  • Well, we do sell a wide variety of men's cosmetics...

    Bloodletting (1997)

Synonyms

to trade
vsto sell
251 2.3

To buy and sell goods or services as a business

is the single act of giving an item to someone for money
to deal
vsto sell
  • NSFW
202 3.0

To buy and sell goods, sometimes illegally

is focused on exchanging items for money rather than all trading activities
to bring in
vsto sell
99 2.8

Earn money from a thing or activity

is the exchange of an item for money, not mainly about income generated
to peddle
vsto sell
43 3.9

To sell goods by going from place to place or to people's houses

is used without the traveling or door to door emphasis
to move
vsto sell
26 6.3

Sell goods, often to clear old stock

is the regular act of giving items to customers for money
to fetch
vsto sell
24 5.3

To sell for a particular price

is about transferring ownership for money rather than focusing on the achieved price
to bring
vsto sell
20 3.4

To sell for a certain amount of money

is about giving items in exchange for money rather than the exact price
to vend
vsto sell
1 5.6

Sell goods in public places, often from a stall or cart

gives items to someone in exchange for money in any setting
to turn over
vsto sell
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Sell goods or services worth a total amount in a period

is the single act of transferring an item for money, not about total sales
to trade hands
vsto sell
1 4.3

To move from one owner to another when people buy or sell it

is the transfer of an item for money rather than any general ownership change

Antonyms

to buy
∞ 1.0

To get something by paying money

Idioms

to sell down the river
  • Informal
10 8.8

To betray someone to get something for yourself

to sell a bill of goods
  • Informal
5 9.0

To trick someone by making something false seem valuable

to buy low, sell high
2 3.9

To buy something when its price is low and sell it later to make money

to sell like hot cakes
  • Informal
1 3.3

To be bought quickly by many people

to sell one's soul
  • Informal
1 8.3

Act badly to get money, power, or success

to have a bridge to sell
  • Informal
1 9.9

To offer something unbelievable to trick someone, often as a joke

to sell your birthright
1 8.2

To give up something very important for little or no value

to sell like gangbusters
  • Informal
1 7.2

Many people buy it very quickly

to sell the family silver
  • UK
1 8.6

Give up valuable family items to solve money problems

to sell one's own grandmother
  • Informal
9.9

To betray or use close family to get something for yourself

to sell your birthright for a mess of pottage
9.9

To give up something very important for a small, quick gain

Phrasal Verbs

to sell someone out
  • Informal
160 5.9

Betray someone by telling their secrets to others for personal gain

to sell off
102 3.5

To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices

to sell out
96 2.8

To sell all the tickets or goods so nothing is left

to sell out
  • Informal
24 6.8

To give up your beliefs for money or personal gain

to sell short
22 5.7

To think a person or thing cannot do as much as they really can

to sell short
  • Specialized
5 8.1

To sell stocks you do not own hoping to buy them back at a lower price

to sell up
  • UK
2 5.5

Get money for all your things, often to move away or close a business

to sell down
1 5.9

To find buyers for part of your shares or investments so you own less

to sell dearly
  • Informal
1 8.3

To suffer serious harm or loss because of something you did

to sell oneself
  • Informal
1 6.8

To show your skills and good points to get opportunities

to sell one's body
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To have sex with someone for money

Compounds

hard sell
  • Informal
23 5.3

A strong, pushy effort to make someone buy something

sell-by date
  • US
7 3.2

Date on food that shows the last day shops should keep it on shelves so it is still fresh

soft sell
2 3.9

A gentle way to encourage people to buy something

How Successful

to sell out
96 2.8
to sell
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sell infinitive
selling present participle
sells third person singular
sold past
sold past participle

Etymology

Sell originally meant to 'give' something to someone, and you can still see the same root in sale and seller. So to sell something today is to give it to a buyer in exchange for money.