selling
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- noun
- /ˈsɛlɪŋ/
- His job involves selling software solutions to businesses across the country.
- Best-Selling
- Selling price
- Selling Books
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- Uber became a huge company by selling time, not transportation.
Examples
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Mathematically, the breakeven point = Indirect Costs / (Selling Cost per Product - Direct Cost per Product).
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The selling of handmade crafts at the local market attracts many customers.
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Selling is the right thing for you.
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In the old days, the three most important words in advertising were "Unique Selling Proposition."
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I first met Jill Konrath after reading her new book, Selling to Big Companies, in early 2006.
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They became billionaires off of selling rice and beans.
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How We Saved the Post Office Marks Launch by Selling Prints of Blue Sock Puppet Monster.
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Ward, S. V. 1998. Selling Places: The Marketing and Promotion of Towns and Cities, 1850-2000. New York: Routledge.
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HE'S GOT A WEB SITE SELLING GIGANTIC MUTANT TOYS!
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SHE'’LL BE SELLING TO HER LITTLE COUNTERCULTURE FRIENDS WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT.
Synonyms
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Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between businesses and people
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An act of giving something to someone for money
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Buying and selling goods and services on a large scale
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Selling things in public places, often from stalls or machines
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Selling goods by going from place to place, often on the street
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Selling goods in public places by calling out to get customers
Selling things as a business
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Selling shares you do not own to buy them back later at a lower price to make a profit
- Jargon
A horse race where the winning horse is put up for auction immediately after the race
How Much
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Selling comes from an old English verb sellan, which meant 'to give' or 'hand over', and you can see the same root in the familiar word sale. So selling is the act of 'handing over' goods or services in return for money.