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Idioms about sell
sell someone a bill of goods, Informal. bill of goods (def. 3).
sell short. short (def. 50).
Origin of sell
1First recorded before 900; Middle English sellen, Old English sellan, originally, “to give,” hence, “to give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money”; cognate with Old Norse selja, Low German sellen, Gothic saljan “to give up, sell,” originally, “to cause to take”; akin to Greek heleîn “to take, grasp”
synonym study for sell
1. See trade.
OTHER WORDS FROM sell
sell·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby sell
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How to use sell in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for sell
sell
/ (sɛl) /
verb sells, selling or sold
noun
Derived forms of sell
sellable, adjectiveWord 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
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