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Definitions for Sell

[1] to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
[2] to deal in; keep or offer for sale: He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand.
[3] to make a sale or offer for sale to: He'll sell me the car for $1000.
[4] to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something: The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted.
[5] to persuade or induce someone to buy (something): The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery.
[6] to make sales of: The hot record sold a million copies this month.
[7] to cause to be accepted, especially generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public.
[8] to cause or persuade to accept; convince: to sell the voters on a candidate.
[9] to accept a price for or make a profit of (something not a proper object for such action): to sell one's soul for political power.
[10] to force or exact a price for: The defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly.
[11] Informal . to cheat, betray, or hoax.
[12] to engage in selling something.
[13] to be on sale.
[14] to offer something for sale: I like this house—will they sell?
[15] to be employed to persuade or induce others to buy, as a salesperson or a clerk in a store: One sister is a cashier and the other sells.
[16] to have a specific price; be offered for sale at the price indicated (followed by at or for ): Eggs used to sell at sixty cents a dozen. This shirt sells for thirty dollars.
[17] to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell.
[18] to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: Here's an idea that'll sell.
[19] an act or method of selling.
[20] Stock Exchange . a security to be sold.
[21] Informal . a cheat; hoax.
[22] sell off , to sell, especially at reduced prices, in order to get rid of: The city is selling off a large number of small lots at public auction.
[23] sell out , to dispose of entirely by selling. to betray (an associate, one's country, a cause, etc.); turn traitor: He committed suicide rather than sell out to the enemy.
[24] sell up , British . to sell out: She was forced to sell up her entire stock of crystal.
[25] sell short . short(def 49) .
[26] sell (someone) a bill of goods . bill of goods(def 3) .
[27] self.
[28] to dispose of or transfer or be disposed of or transferred to a purchaser in exchange for money or other consideration; put or be on sale
[29] to deal in (objects, property, etc) he sells used cars for a living
[30] (tr) to give up or surrender for a price or reward to sell one's honour
[31] to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc) publicity sells many products
[32] to induce or gain acceptance of to sell an idea
[33] (intr) to be in demand on the market these dresses sell well in the spring
[34] (tr) informal to deceive or cheat
[35] (tr foll by on ) to persuade to accept or approve (of) to sell a buyer on a purchase
[36] sell down the river informal to betray
[37] sell oneself to convince someone else of one's potential or worth to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc
[38] sell short informal to disparage or belittle finance to sell securities or goods without owning them in anticipation of buying them before delivery at a lower price
[39] the act or an instance of selling Compare hard sell, soft sell
[40] informal a trick, hoax, or deception Irish a great disappointment the service in the hotel was a sell

Words related to Sell

handle, auction, move, trade, close, advertise, hawk, peddle, market, barter, vend, persuade, pitch, dump, dispose, snow, boost, stock, exchange, spiel

Words nearby Sell

selkie, selkirk, selkirk mountains, selkirk rex, selkirkshire, sell, sell a bill of goods, sell down the river, sell in, sell like hot cakes, sell off

Origin of Sell

1before 900; Middle English sellen (v.), Old English sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money; cognate with Old Norse selja, Low German sellen, Gothic saljan to give up, sell, orig., to cause to take; akin to Greek heleîn to take

Other words from Sell

sell·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Sell

Old English sellan to lend, deliver; related to Old Norse selja to sell, Gothic saljan to offer sacrifice, Old High German sellen to sell, Latin cōnsilium advice

Synonyms for Sell

advertise, auction, close, handle, hawk, market, move, peddle, trade, bargain, barter, boost, contract, dispose, drum, dump, exchange, hustle, merchandise, persuade, pitch, plug, puff, push, retail, retain, snow, spiel, stock, traffic, unload, vend, wholesale, be in business, clinch the deal, close the deal, deal in, put across, put up for sale, soft sell, soft soap, sweet talk