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| 1. | [ verb ] (business) exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent | |
| Examples: | "He sold his house in January" "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
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| Related terms: | buy exchange dispose foist_off move syndicate deaccession scalp realize bootleg retail auction remainder clear trust sacrifice dump undersell resell wholesale sell_short prostitute negociate sell_off commerce selling seller give | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (business) be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
| Examples: | : "These books sell like hot cakes" |
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| Related terms: | be trade retail deal selling | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (business) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood | |
| Synonyms: | deal trade | |
| Examples: | "She deals in gold" "The brothers sell shoes" |
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| Related terms: | transact peddle market pyramid deal push black_marketeer commerce distribute trade deal deal trader trading seller dealer transaction principal | |
| 4. | [ verb ] persuade somebody to accept something | |
| Examples: | "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" |
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| Related terms: | persuade | |
| 5. | [ verb ] give up for a price or reward | |
| Examples: | : "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
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| Related terms: | surrender betray | |
| 6. | [ verb ] deliver to an enemy by treachery | |
| Synonyms: | betray | |
| Examples: | "Judas sold Jesus" "The spy betrayed his country" |
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| Related terms: | deceive double_cross | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be approved of or gain acceptance | |
| Examples: | "The new idea sold well in certain circles" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3567 | |
| 9. | [ verb ] be responsible for the sale of | |
| Examples: | "All her publicity sold the products" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (business) the activity of persuading someone to buy | |
| Examples: | "it was a hard sell" |
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| Related terms: | sale | |
| Similar spelling: |
Selle Selley Seel seal Seyal Seoul Seely Sealy Seale Sewell Sewall Selway Seelye Seeley Sealey swell shell Seawell seawall |
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