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Sell

sɛl

Sell definitions
verb
sold sell selling sells
  1. give or hand over (something) in exchange for money

    "they had sold the car"

    • have a stock of (something) available for sale

      "the store sells hi-fis, TVs, videos, and other electrical goods"

    • be purchased in specified amounts or for a specified price

      "the album sold 6 million copies in the United States"

    • (of a product) be purchased by a customer from a retail outlet
    • sell all of one's property, possessions, or assets

      "Ernest sold up and retired"

    • have sex in exchange for money

      "if she was going to sell herself then it would be as well not to come too cheap"

    • offer (something) dishonourably for money or other reward

      "do not your lawyers sell all their practice, as your priests their prayers?"

  2. persuade someone of the merits of

    "he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky"

    persuade someone to accept convince someone of the merits of talk someone into bring someone round to win someone over to get acceptance for win approval for get support for get across promote
    • be the reason for (something) being bought

      "what sells downloads to most people is convenience"

    • cause (someone) to become enthusiastic about

      "I'm just not sold on the idea"

  3. trick or deceive (someone)

    "what we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town"