sell

Nouns

  • (n) the activity of persuading someone to buy
    • it was a hard sell

Verbs

  • (v) exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    • He sold his house in January
    • She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
  • (v) be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
    • These books sell like hot cakes
  • (v) persuade somebody to accept something
    • The French try to sell us their image as great lovers
  • (v) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
    • She deals in gold
    • The brothers sell shoes
    trade, deal,
  • (v) give up for a price or reward
    • She sold her principles for a successful career
  • (v) be approved of or gain acceptance
    • The new idea sold well in certain circles
  • (v) be responsible for the sale of
    • All her publicity sold the products
  • (v) deliver to an enemy by treachery
    • Judas sold Jesus
    • The spy betrayed his country
    betray,

Synonyms

trade deal betray

Antonyms

buy purchase

See also

deal out dish out dispense distribute dole out mete out parcel out shell out lot administer allot deal merchandise trade

Words of close approximity

self
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seal seam sear seat SEbE SEbS sect seed seek seel seem seep seer self semi send sene sens sent sept Serb sere serf sess seta Seth sett sewn sext sexy
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