sell (s l)v. sold (s  ld), sell·ing, sells v.tr. 1. To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent. 2. To offer for sale, as for one's business or livelihood: The partners sell textiles. 3. To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward: sell one's soul to the devil. 4. To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of: a book that sold a million copies. 5. a. To bring about or encourage sales of; promote: Good publicity sold the product. b. To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully: We sold the proposal to the school committee. 6. To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something: They sold me on the idea. v.intr. 1. To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling. 2. To be sold or be on sale: Grapes are selling high this season. 3. To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market: an item that sells well. 4. To be approved of; gain acceptance. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. The activity or method of selling. 2. Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way: Their program to raise taxes will be a difficult sell. 3. Slang A deception; a hoax. sell off To get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices. sell out Idioms: 1. To put all of one's goods or possessions up for sale. 2. Slang To betray one's cause or colleagues: He sold out to the other side. sell a bill of goods Informal To take unfair advantage of. sell down the river Informal To betray the true trust or faith of. sell short 1. To contract for the sale of securities or commodities one expects to own at a later date and at more advantageous terms. 2. To underestimate the true value or worth of: Don't sell your colleague short; she's a smart lawyer. [Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan, to give, sell.] sell  a·ble adj. |
sell
Verb
[selling, sold]
1. to exchange (something) for money
2. to deal in (objects or property): he sells used cars
3. to give up or surrender for a price or reward: to sell one's honour
4. sell for to have a specified price: they sell for 10 pence each
5. to promote the sale of (objects or property): sex sells cigarettes
6. to gain acceptance of: he'll sell an idea to a producer
7. to be in demand on the market: his books did not sell well enough
8. sell down the river Informal to betray
9. sell oneself
a. to convince someone else of one's potential or worth
b. to give up one's moral standards for a price or reward
10. sell someone short Informal to undervalue someone
Noun
the act or an instance of selling: the hard sell
seller n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"sale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| Verb | 1. | sell - 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" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" negociate - sell or discount; "negociate securities" scalp - sell illegally, as on the black market bootleg - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey" sell short - sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit remainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books" resell - sell (something) again after having bought it syndicate - sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations deaccession - sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter" sell off - get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise" retail - sell on the retail market wholesale - sell in large quantities exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" sacrifice - sell at a loss underprice, dump - sell at artificially low prices dispose - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions" move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for money sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| 2. | sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" sell - 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" sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" retail - be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each" trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share" | |
| 3. | sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" | |
| 4. |  sell - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" deal - sell; "deal hashish" deal - sell; "deal hashish" black marketeer - deal on the black market pyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal market - deal in a market sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" | |
| 5. | sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" | |
| 6. | sell - be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 7. | sell - be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 8. | sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" double cross - betray by double-dealing |
sell
verb 2. deal in, market, trade in, stock, handle, retail, hawk, merchandise, peddle, traffic in, vend, be in the business of << OPPOSITE buy
verb 3. promote, put across, gain acceptance for
sell out of something run out of, be out of stock of
Translations
sell [pt, pp sold] [sɛl, səuld] vt → vender
vi → venderse;
to sell at or for £10 → venderse a 10 libras;
sell off vt → liquidar
to sell out (to sb/sth) (COMM) → vender su negocio (a algn/algo) vt → agotar las existencias de, venderlo todo;
sell up vi (COMM) → liquidarse
sell [sold , pt , pp ] [sɛl, səuld] vt → vendre
vi → se vendre;
to sell at or for 10 euros → se vendre 10 euros;
sell off vt → liquider
sell [sɛl] [sold , pt, pp ] vt → verkaufen;
sell off sell vt → verkaufen
sell out sell vi we/the tickets are sold out → wir/die Karten sind ausverkauft;
sell [pt sold, pp ] [sɛl, səuld] vt → vendere
vi → vendersi;
the tickets are all sold out → i biglietti sono esauriti
sell up vi → vendere (tutto)
v sell [sel]
1 to give something in exchange for money He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell. verkoop يَبيع продавам prodat sælge verkaufen πουλώ vender müüma به فروش رساندن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बेचना prodati elad menjual selja vendere 売る ...을 팔다 parduoti pārdot jual verkopen selge, omsette sprzedawać vender a vinde продавать predať prodati prodati sälja ขาย satmak 賣，銷售 продавати فروخت کرنا bán 卖，销售
2 to have for sale The farmer sells milk and eggs. verkoop يَبيع продавам (се) prodávat sælge verkaufen πουλώ, έχω προς πώληση vender müütama فروختن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बिकवाना prodavati, trgovati čime árul menjual selja vendere 売る 장사하다 parduoti, prekiauti pārdot; tirgoties menjual verkopen selge, forhandle mieć na sprzedaż vender a vinde торговать, продавать predávať prodajati prodavati sälja มีเพื่อขาย satmak 賣 торгувати فروخت کے لیے ہونا bán hàng 卖
3 to be sold His book sold well. verkoop يُباع харча се prodávat se sælge sich verkaufen πουλώ, κάνω πωλήσεις venderse kaubaks minema به فروش رساندن mennä kaupaksi se vendre לְהִימָכֵר बेचना prodavati se elkel laku seljast vendersi 売れる 팔리다 būti parduodamam tikt pārdotam terjual verkopen bli solgt sprzedaje się vender-se a se vinde продаваться predávať sa prodajati se prodavati se sälja ถูกขาย satılmak 銷路 продаватися فروخت ہونا ăn khách 销路
4 to cause to be sold Packaging sells a product. verkoop, help verkoop يُسَبِّب البَيْع лансирам (се) prodávat sælge einen guten Absatz sichern πουλώ, βοηθώ στις πωλήσεις hacer vender müüdavaks tegema به معرض فروش گذاشتن myydä faire vendre לִמכּוֹר बेचने के प्रस्तुत करना prodavati megnyer, elfogadtat melariskan selja far vendere 売行きを促進する ...을 잘 팔리도록 하다 reklamuoti reklamēt melakukan de verkoop bevorderen selge, få solgt sprzedawać vender a face să se vândă показывать товар лицом predávať prodajati prodavati sälja ทำให้ขายได้ sattırmak 使...暢銷 сприяти продажу; рекламувати فروخت کا سبب bán được 使...畅销
n sell-out
1 an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold His concert was a sell-out. uitverkoopte gebeurtenis حَفْلَةٌ موسيقيَّه концерт, за който всички билети са продадени vyprodané představení udsolgt-hus- ausverkauftes Haus εξάντληση των εισιτηρίων éxito de taquilla väljamüüdud esitus فروش كليه موجودي loppuunmyyty esitys (concert, etc.) à guichets fermés לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִי कोई कार्यक्रम जिसके सारे टिकट बिक गए हों vrlo uspjela priredba (rasprodane sve ulaznice) telt ház pertunjukan yang karcis masuknya habis terjual sÿning/keppni sem uppselt er á (tutto esaurito) 売り切れ 매진 renginys, į kurį bilietai išparduoti pārdota izrāde/koncerts sesuatu yang tiketnya habis terjual uitverkochte zaal utsolgt hus/forestilling sukces kasowy sucesso de bilheteira eveniment (concert etc.) cu casa închisă полный сбор, аншлаг vypredané predstavenie razprodana prireditev rasprodat događaj försäljningssuccé, utsålt hus การขายหมด kapalı gişe gösteri 脫銷，售完 комерційний успіх; аншлаг کسی واقعے یا تماشے کی ساری ٹکٹیں فروخت ہو جانا buổi biểu diễn bán hết vé 脱销，售完
2 a betrayal The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape. verraad خِيانَه предателство zrada forræderi der Verrat προδοσία traición, engaño pettus آدم فروشي petos trahison לִבגוֹד गद्दारी izdaja, prevara árulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 배반 išdavystė nodevība pengkhianatan verraad forræderi zdrada traição trădare измена zrada izdaja izdaja förräderi, svek ทรยศ ihanet 背叛 зрада دھوکا sự phản bội 背叛
be sold on
to be enthusiastic about I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada. entoesiasties oor مُتَحَمِّس جِدا харесвам нещо být nadšen være med på völlig hin und weg sein έχω ενθουσιαστεί με κτ. estar entusiasmado (por) vaimustuses olema شور و شوق olla innostunut être emballé (par) לִקנוֹת אֶת הָרַעָיוֹן उत्साहित uvjeren, oduševljen bele van esve vmibe antusias vera æstur/ákafur í (essere entusiasta) ～に夢中になる ...에 열중하다 būti užsidegusiam iedegties (par ideju) penuh ghairah enthousiast zijn over være begeistret for być przekonanym do estar entusiasmado com a fi entuziasmat de ухватиться за byť nadšený navdušen biti uzbuđen vara såld på กระตือรือร้น hevesli olmak 熱中於 бути у захваті від کسی چیز کے بارے میں مشتاق ہونا yêu thích 热中于
be sold out
1 to be no longer available The second-hand records are all sold out; The concert is sold out. uitverkoop مَبيعٌ، بيعَ كُلَّه разпродаден být vyprodaný udsolgt ausverkauft sein εξαντλημένος, μη διαθέσιμος estar agotado läbimüüdud olema تمام شدن olla loppuunmyyty épuisé; à guichets fermés לֶאֱזוֹל अनुपलब्ध्ा rasprodan elfogyott habis terjual uppseldur esaurire 売切れる 동나다 būti išparduotam būt izpārdotam habis terjual uitverkocht zijn være utsolgt być wyprzedanym estar esgotado epuizat; cu casa închisă быть распроданным byť vypredaný razprodan rasprodat slutsåld, utsåld ขายหมด tükenmiş 銷售一空 розпродати موجود نہ ہونا، فروخت ہو جانا bán hết 销售一空
2 to have no more available to be bought We are sold out of children's socks. nie meer oor nie نَفَذَ свършват (ми) už vyprodat gå ud for (noget) ausverkauft sein δεν έχω διαθέσιμο προς πώληση star agotado otsas olema تمام موجودي را به فروش رساندن olla myynyt loppuun rupture de stock être en לֶאֱזוֹל अनुपलब्ध्ा rasprodati, ostati bez čega kifogyott kehabisan uppseldur avere esaurito 売切っている 매진되다 būti pardavusiam, nebeturėti būt izpārdevušam tiada lagi sesuatu untuk dijual door de voorraad heen raken være utsolgt być wyprzedanym, nie mieć na składzie estar esgotado a fi epuizat/vândut, a nu mai avea o marfă быть распроданным už vypredať ne imeti več na zalogi rasprodati ha [] slut på ขายออก satıp bitirmek 售完 розійтися فروخت کے لیے فراہم نہیں ہونا bán hết sạch 售完
sell down the river
to betray The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates. verraai يَخون предавам (някого) zradit forråde verraten προδίδω traicionar petma خيانت كردن pettää trahir לִהיוֹת נִבגָד गद्दारी करना izdati átejt vkit mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배반하다 išduoti nodot membelot bedriegen forråde zdradzać trair a trăda предать zradiť izdati izdati förråda ทรยศ kalleşlik/kancıklık etmek 出賣 зраджувати غداری کرنا phản bội ai 出卖
sell off
to sell quickly and cheaply They're selling off their old stock. goedkoop verkoop يَبيعُ بِسُرْعَةٍ وأسْعار مُنْخَفِضَه разпродавам vyprodat sælge ud; realisere ausverkaufen ξεπουλώ liquidar maha müüma جنسي را آب كردن myydä pois liquider לִמכּוֹר בְּזוֹל सस्ते में बेच देना rasprodati, prodati po niskoj cijeni kiárusít mengobral selja ódÿrt; losa sig við liquidare 売り払う (물건 등을) 싸게 팔아 치우다 išparduoti izpārdot menjual murah uitverkopen selge ut, tømme lageret wyprzedawać po niższych cenach liquidar a lichida распродавать по низкой цене vypredať razprodati rasprodavati realisera, slumpa bort ขายถูก elden çıkarmak 廉價出售 розпродувати зі знижкою اونے پونے داموں میں فروخت کرنا bán sỉ, bán hạ giá 廉价出售
sell out
1 (sometimes withof) to sell all of something We sold out our entire stock. verkoop يبيعُ كُل ما لَدَيْهِ، يُنَفِّق разпродавам vyprodat sælge ud; realisere ausverkaufen πουλώ όλο το εμπόρευμά μου liquidar ära müüma همه موجودي را به فروش رساندن myydä loppuun liquider מְכִירַת חִיסוּל समूचा बेच देना prodati sve kiárusít menjual habis selja allt upp; losa sig við vendere 売り切る 죄다 팔아치우다 išparduoti izpārdot (visu) menjual habis uitverkopen selge ut wyprzedać cały zapas !!added passive form – zostać wyprzedanym vender tudo a lichida распродать весь запас vypredať razprodati rasprodati sälja ut (slut på) ขายออกหมด hepsini satmak 賣光 розпродати مکمل طور پر فروخت ہو جانا bán hết 卖光
2 to be all sold The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting. uitverkoop يُباع свършвам vyprodat se blive udsolgt ausverkauft sein πουλιέμαι μέχρι τέλους agotar (müügilt) otsa lõppema همه به فروش رسيدن myydä loppuun être épuisé לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִי समूचा बिक जाना biti rasprodan mindent elad semua klárast esaurirsi 売り切れる 매진되다 būti išparduotam tikt pilnībā izpārdotam habis terjual uitverkocht zijn bli utsolgt esgotar a fi epuizat/ vândut быть распроданным vypredať sa biti razprodan rasprodati se sälja ut (slut på) ขายหมด hepsi satılmak 賣光 розійтися تمام فروخت ہو جانا được bán hết 卖光
sell up
to sell a house, business etc He has sold up his share of the business. verkoop يبيعُ كلَ شَيْئ разпродавам имущество prodat afhænde pfänden πουλώ (για κατοικία, επιχείρηση κτλ.) vender (ära) müüma يكجا فروختن؛واگذار كردن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַרכוּש घर इत्यादि बेचना plijeniti koga, staviti na bubanj elad, kiárusít menjual selja vendere 売り払う ...을 팔아치우다 parduoti pārdot (izsolē u.tml.) menjual verkopen selge, kvitte seg med odsprzedawać vender распродавать predať prodati prodati sälja [] ขายธุรกิจ nesi var nesi yok satmak 拍賣 продавати مکان، کاروبار وغیرہ فروخت کرنا bán tất cả 拍卖
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