mis-sell

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verb plural -sells, -selling or -sold

to sell a financial product that is inappropriate for the needs of the customer

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby mis-sell

missal, missal stand, missay, miss by a mile, misseem, mis-sell, missel thrush, missend, missense, miss fire, misshape

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How to use mis-sell in a sentence

The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As more people come online, the most basic tasks—such as going out to the market to sell produce—will become more efficient.
Silicon Valley Sets Its Sights on Africa|Christian Borys|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Along the Prado they used to sell slaves on the auction block, too.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As for the political class, I doubt I need to give you a very hard sell on its failure.
The U.S. Will Torture Again—and We’re All to Blame|Michael Tomasky|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Question 9: If the female captive was impregnated by her owner, can he then sell her?
ISIS Jihadis Get ‘Slavery for Dummies’|Jamie Dettmer|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He couldn't sell them; he couldn't burn them; he was even compelled to insure them, to his intense disgust.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Those four pictures—I would not sell those four Watteaus for one hundred thousand francs.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He thought these things over carefully and finally decided that he would sell them himself.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
For an Indian to sell a horse and wagon in the San Jacinto valley was not an easy thing, unless he would give them away.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
For us to take her place it became necessary for us to loan before we could sell and buy.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips