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- DictionarySell/sel/
verb
- 1. give or hand over (something) in exchange for money: "they had sold the car"
- 2. persuade someone of the merits of: "he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky"
noun
- 1. an act of selling or attempting to sell something: "the excitement of scientific achievement is too subtle a sell to stir the public"
- 2. a disappointment, typically one arising from being deceived as to the merits of something: British "actually, Hawaii's a bit of a sell—not a patch on Corfu"
to do anything, even something really bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power Topics Success c2. Definition of sell verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To sell is to exchange a thing or a service for money. You could sell lemonade from a table on the sidewalk, or sell hotdogs at a baseball game. When a business or store carries certain products for purchase, they sell those things; a car lot sells automobiles, and a bookstore sells books and magazines.
A2. to give something to someone who gives you money for it: He sold his guitar for $50. I sold my bike to Claire. [ + two objects ] I'm hoping she'll sell me her car. Fewer examples. She nobly offered to sell her jewellery. If push comes to shove, we'll just have to sell the car. Four million copies of the book were sold in the first year.
sell. verb. /sɛl/ Verb Forms. exchange for money.
5 days ago · Definition of 'sell' Word Frequency. sell. (sel ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sells , present participle selling , past tense, past participle sold. 1. verb. If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books. [VERB noun]
1. To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent: We sold our old car for a modest sum. 2. To offer or have available for sale: The store sells health foods. 3. To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward: sell one's soul to the devil. 4.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SELL. 1. : to exchange (something) for money. [+ object] He sold his car. He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit. She sold him a watch for $20. = She sold a watch to him for $20. [no object] Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell. — opposite buy. 2.
