noun
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a person who sells
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an article to be sold
this item is always a good seller
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short for selling race
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Etymology
Origin of seller
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at sell 1, -er 1
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It flipped from net buyer to net seller of foreign bonds in December 2025, and by February was selling them off at the fastest monthly pace since 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The deal would be the latest in a string of vendor financing agreements in the AI ecosystem, whereby a seller lends to a buyer of its products.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Morgan said the market could try to catch its footing near the next support level of 4.175%, “but we would like to see signs of seller exhaustion before we would suggest fading the move.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It puts a seller under pressure to accept the lower price or risk losing their sale and collapsing their property chain - potentially losing the house they want to buy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
If you listened hard, you might even have heard the call of the fruit seller passing through Wazir Akbar Khan with his donkey: Cherries!
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
The fires at Wildberries have affected sellers reliant on the platform, some of whom have posted frustrated social media messages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The effort could be hard to enforce because power prices are often decided by state regulators and electricity buyers and sellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
There are a host of platforms and marketplaces now offering livestreams connecting sellers and customers, from Instagram Live, YouTube Shopping, to eBay and Amazon Live.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This costs sellers £400m and the wider economy £1.5bn each year, according to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I have met a few porters and ticket sellers, but so far no conductors.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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