to sell
- verb
- /sɛl/
- 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.
- I would say I've never sold a business yet.
- You know, Sir, we don't sell those drugs in Vietnam.
- had no MOTI, clocked it, went to sell it twice to dealers.
- Let's say I want to sell you coffee.
- It was the only way to buy and sell bitcoins for years.
- So it's not going to sell because you're wrong.
- I think they thought it would sell more video cards.
- And, and I can't sell it when I most need it.
- And when your goal is to sell CPUs, that's important.
- Maybe nine people will see it and we'll sell one more bottle.
- I just I know I can't sell smaller books.
- What if Satoshi returns and sells all of their coins?
- Bunnings is this great big store that sells stuff that builders use.
- They then buy the goods online and sell old pieces online too.
- As a retailer, you sell somebody else's brand.
- Typically speaking, you sell more of your sample size.
Examples
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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.
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See if you can sell them a car.
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I want to sell this.
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Let's say I want to sell you coffee.
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When they had football, he used to sell programs at the stadium.
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Buyers love the people who sell through at full price.
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And they started making face Shields to sell to hospitals.
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They then buy the goods online and sell old pieces online too.
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Well, we do sell a wide variety of men's cosmetics...
Synonyms
To buy and sell goods, sometimes illegally
To buy and sell goods or services as a business
Sell goods, often to clear old stock
To sell for a certain amount of money
Earn money from a thing or activity
To sell goods by going from place to place or to people's houses
Sell goods or services worth a total amount in a period
To sell for a particular price
Sell goods in public places, often from a stall or cart
To move from one owner to another when people buy or sell it
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To offer something unbelievable to trick someone, often as a joke
- Informal
To betray or use close family to get something for yourself
To give up something very important for a small, quick gain
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Betray someone by telling their secrets to others for personal gain
- Specialized
To sell stocks you do not own hoping to buy them back at a lower price
Compounds
- US
Date on food that shows the last day shops should keep it on shelves so it is still fresh
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Surface Forms
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.