selling

[sel-ing]

adjective

1. of or relating to a sale or sales: sales.

   the selling price of oranges.

2. engaged in selling.

   two selling offices in New York.

3. readily saleable; in strong demand (often used in combination).

   This is our fastest-selling model.

Other Word Forms

• nonselling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of selling¹

First recorded in 1765–75; sell ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

They have invested billions in production capacity for EVs, but don’t make money selling them yet.

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With the furniture tariffs, the pain could be felt largely by shoppers, due to price increases, rather than by the companies selling sofas and loveseats.

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Polaris shares jump after the company announces its exit from the motorcycle business by selling its Indian brand.

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Among Swift’s strategies to get to that number was selling more than three dozen editions of the album, each with its own artwork and bonus material designed to lure collectors.

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Then-chief creative officer Reich pitched a radical alternative to selling the service to a major media company: have Reich take control of College Humor in exchange for IAC maintaining a minority stake in the company.

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