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sell
1[sel]
verb (used with object)
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.
Antonyms: buyto deal in; keep or offer for sale.
He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand.
to make a sale or offer for sale to.
He'll sell me the car for $1000.
to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something.
The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted.
to persuade or induce someone to buy (something).
The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery.
to make sales of.
The hot record sold a million copies this month.
to cause to be accepted, especially generally or widely.
to sell an idea to the public.
to cause or persuade to accept; convince.
to sell the voters on a candidate.
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.
to force or exact a price for.
The defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly.
Informal., to cheat, betray, or hoax.
verb (used without object)
to engage in selling something.
Investment advisors agree that it’s time to sell.
to be sold; to draw sales: The game sold poorly in Japan.
His album is selling well.
The game sold poorly in Japan.
to offer something for sale.
I like this house—will they sell?
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.
to have a specific price; be offered for sale at the price indicated (followed by at orfor ).
Eggs used to sell at sixty cents a dozen. This shirt sells for thirty dollars.
to be in demand by buyers.
On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell.
to win acceptance, approval, or adoption.
Here's an idea that'll sell.
noun
an act or method of selling.
Your home could be a profitable sell.
Stock Exchange., a security to be sold.
Informal., a cheat; hoax.
verb phrase
sell out
to dispose of entirely by selling.
They sold out of Johnny's brownies before the bake sale was half over.
to betray (an associate, one's country, one’s principles, a cause, etc.).
He would never sell out to the enemy.
sell up, to sell out.
She was forced to sell up her entire stock of crystal.
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.
sell
2[sel]
noun
self.
sell
/ sɛl /
verb
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
to deal in (objects, property, etc)
he sells used cars for a living
(tr) to give up or surrender for a price or reward
to sell one's honour
to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc)
publicity sells many products
to induce or gain acceptance of
to sell an idea
(intr) to be in demand on the market
these dresses sell well in the spring
informal, (tr) to deceive or cheat
to persuade to accept or approve (of)
to sell a buyer on a purchase
informal, to betray
to convince someone else of one's potential or worth
to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc
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
Other Word Forms
- sellable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sell1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sell1
Idioms and Phrases
sell someone a bill of goods, bill of goods.
sell short. short.
More idioms and phrases containing sell
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
So that was kind of cool for me ’cause I had an act ready and I was able to sell tickets.
Wednesday's embattled owner Dejphon Chansiri indicated in the summer he would be willing to sell up at Hillsborough, but he has not been able to secure a deal with potential new owners.
"One of the first things I told the prime minister is that we shouldn't be threatening to sell the Americans less. We should be promising to sell them more."
Yorkshire were the only county to sell their entire stake in their Hundred franchise during the process earlier this year.
This led to a sharp rebuke from Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, who dismissed the rhetoric as "too crass and pathetic to sell".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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