sell in
Britishverb
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(tr) to sell (new products) to a retail outlet to be sold to the public
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(intr) to use the established system to one's advantage, rather than attempting to fight against it
Example Sentences
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Taco seasoning packets may be the easiest sell in this entire lineup because they’re already what most people assume they are: a well-balanced spice blend.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
"We produce and sell in Canada," he said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But those days are over, she noted, and if they want to sell in the spring, they should start prepping in the fall or winter.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The maximum value of shares OpenAI allowed employees to sell in a recent financing round, making them some of the earliest financial winners of the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
And on July 23 of that same year, Henry Ford sold Dr. Ernst Pfenning a shiny red Model A, the first of 1,750 that he would sell in the next year and a half.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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