Synonyms

selling

American

[sel-ing] / ˈsɛl ɪŋ /

adjective

of or relating to a sale or sales: sales.

the selling price of oranges.
engaged in selling.

two selling offices in New York.
readily saleable; in strong demand (often used in combination).

This is our fastest-selling model.

Other Word Forms

nonselling adjective

Etymology

Origin of selling

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

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields edged marginally lower in Asian trade, reversing a rise sparked by investors selling on Wednesday’s jobs data.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Japanese carmaker has taken a series of restructuring steps over the past year to cut costs and address weak sales, including selling its headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some shady providers make money by logging and selling your browsing data, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of using a VPN.

From Salon

Her claim that she had committed a "one-off mistake" was knocked back by the tribunal, who observed she had been selling the items from May to October 2020.

From BBC

But as local competition grew in China, Jetter decided to license some of his company's technology for solar cell processing to a local Chinese company, rather than selling directly to Chinese-owned firms.

From Barron's

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