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sell  (sl)

v. sold (sld), 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.

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.

Phrasal Verbs:

sell off

To get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices.

sell out

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.

Idioms:

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.

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[Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan, to give, sell.]

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sella·ble adj.

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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

See also sell off, sell out, sell up [Old English sellan to give, deliver]

seller n

Thesaurus

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" fob off, foist off, palm off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive realise, realize - convert into cash; of goods and property auction, auction off, auctioneer - sell at an auction 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 undercut, undersell - sell cheaper than one's competition 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" buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
	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" trade, deal 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 hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch - sell or offer for sale from place to place 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" cede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
	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" betray sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" double cross - betray by double-dealing cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

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sell

verb 1. trade, dispose of, exchange, barter, put up for sale << OPPOSITE buy

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;

to sell sb an idea (fig) → convencer a algn de una idea

sell off vt → liquidar

sell out vi → transigir, transar (LAM);

to sell out (to sb/sth) (COMM) → vender su negocio (a algn/algo) vt → agotar las existencias de, venderlo todo;

the tickets are all sold out → las entradas están agotadas

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;

to sell sb an idea (fig) → faire accepter une idée à qn

sell off vt → liquider

sell out vi to sell out (of sth) (= use up stock) → vendre tout son stock (de qch);

to sell out (to) (Comm) → vendre son fonds or son affaire (à) vt → vendre tout son stock de;

the tickets are all sold out → il ne reste plus de billets

sell up vi → vendre son fonds or son affaire

sell [sɛl] [sold , pt, pp ] vt → verkaufen;

(shop) (goods) → führen, haben (inf) (fig) (idea) → schmackhaft machen +dat, verkaufen (inf)

vi → sich verkaufen (lassen);

to sell at or for 10 pounds → für 10 Pfund verkauft werden;

to sell sb sth → jdm etw verkaufen;

to sell o.s. → sich verkaufen

sell off sell vt → verkaufen

sell out sell vi we/the tickets are sold out → wir/die Karten sind ausverkauft;

we have sold out of ... sell → wir haben kein ... mehr, ... ist ausverkauft

sell up sell vi → sein Haus/seine Firma etc verkaufen

sell [pt sold, pp ] [sɛl, səuld] vt → vendere

vi → vendersi;

to sell at or for 100 euros → essere in vendita a 100 euro;

to sell sb an idea (fig) → far accettare un'idea a qn

sell off vt → svendere, liquidare

sell out vi to sell out (to sb/sth) (COMM) → vendere (tutto) (a qn/qc) vt → esaurire;

the tickets are all sold out → i biglietti sono esauriti

sell up vi → vendere (tutto)

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sell

v sell [sel]

1 to give something in exchange for money He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.verkoopيَبيعпродавамprodatsælgeverkaufenπουλώvendermüümaبه فروش رساندنmyydävendreלִמכּוֹרबेचनाprodatieladmenjualseljavendere売る...을 팔다parduotipārdotjualverkopenselge, omsettesprzedawaćvendera vindeпродаватьpredaťprodatiprodatisäljaขายsatmak賣，銷售продаватиفروخت کرناbán卖，销售

2 to have for sale The farmer sells milk and eggs.verkoopيَبيعпродавам (се)prodávatsælgeverkaufenπουλώ, έχω προς πώλησηvendermüütamaفروختنmyydävendreלִמכּוֹרबिकवानाprodavati, trgovati čimeárulmenjualseljavendere売る장사하다parduoti, prekiautipārdot; tirgotiesmenjualverkopenselge, forhandlemieć na sprzedażvendera vindeторговать, продаватьpredávaťprodajatiprodavatisäljaมีเพื่อขายsatmak賣торгуватиفروخت کے لیے ہوناbán hàng卖

3 to be sold His book sold well.verkoopيُباعхарча сеprodávat sesælgesich verkaufenπουλώ, κάνω πωλήσειςvendersekaubaks minemaبه فروش رساندنmennä kaupaksise vendreלְהִימָכֵרबेचनाprodavati seelkellakuseljastvendersi売れる팔리다būti parduodamamtikt pārdotamterjualverkopenbli solgtsprzedaje sięvender-sea se vindeпродаватьсяpredávať saprodajati seprodavati sesäljaถูกขายsatılmak銷路продаватисяفروخت ہوناăn khách销路

4 to cause to be sold Packaging sells a product.verkoop, help verkoopيُسَبِّب البَيْعлансирам (се)prodávatsælgeeinen guten Absatz sichernπουλώ, βοηθώ στις πωλήσειςhacer vendermüüdavaks tegemaبه معرض فروش گذاشتنmyydäfaire vendreלִמכּוֹרबेचने के प्रस्तुत करनाprodavatimegnyer, elfogadtatmelariskanseljafar vendere売行きを促進する...을 잘 팔리도록 하다reklamuotireklamētmelakukande verkoop bevorderenselge, få solgtsprzedawaćvendera face să se vândăпоказывать товар лицомpredávaťprodajatiprodavatisäljaทำให้ขายได้sattırmak使...暢銷сприяти продажу; рекламуватиفروخت کا سببbán được使...畅销

n ˌsell-out

1 an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold His concert was a sell-out.uitverkoopte gebeurtenisحَفْلَةٌ موسيقيَّهконцерт, за който всички билети са продадениvyprodané představeníudsolgt-hus-ausverkauftes Hausεξάντληση των εισιτηρίωνéxito de taquillaväljamüüdud esitusفروش كليه موجوديloppuunmyyty esitys(concert, etc.) à guichets fermésלִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִיकोई कार्यक्रम जिसके सारे टिकट बिक गए होंvrlo uspjela priredba (rasprodane sve ulaznice)telt házpertunjukan yang karcis masuknya habis terjualsÿning/keppni sem uppselt er á(tutto esaurito)売り切れ매진renginys, į kurį bilietai išparduotipārdota izrāde/koncertssesuatu yang tiketnya habis terjualuitverkochte zaalutsolgt hus/forestillingsukces kasowysucesso de bilheteiraeveniment (concert etc.) cu casa închisăполный сбор, аншлагvypredané predstavenierazprodana prireditevrasprodat događajförsäljningssuccé, utsålt husการขายหมดkapalı gişe gösteri脫銷，售完комерційний успіх; аншлагکسی واقعے یا تماشے کی ساری ٹکٹیں فروخت ہو جاناbuổi biểu diễn bán hết vé脱销，售完

2 a betrayal The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape.verraadخِيانَهпредателствоzradaforræderider Verratπροδοσίαtraición, engañopettusآدم فروشيpetostrahisonלִבגוֹדगद्दारीizdaja, prevaraáruláspengkhianatansviktradimento裏切り배반išdavystėnodevībapengkhianatanverraadforræderizdradatraiçãotrădareизменаzradaizdajaizdajaförräderi, svekทรยศihanet背叛зрадаدھوکاsự phản bội背叛

be sold on

to be enthusiastic about I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada.entoesiasties oorمُتَحَمِّس جِداхаресвам нещоbýt nadšenvære med påvöllig hin und weg seinέχω ενθουσιαστεί με κτ.estar entusiasmado (por)vaimustuses olemaشور و شوقolla innostunutêtre emballé (par)לִקנוֹת אֶת הָרַעָיוֹןउत्साहितuvjeren, oduševljenbele van esve vmibeantusiasvera æstur/ákafur í(essere entusiasta)～に夢中になる...에 열중하다būti užsidegusiamiedegties (par ideju)penuh ghairahenthousiast zijn overvære begeistret forbyć przekonanym doestar entusiasmado coma fi entu­ziasmat deухватиться заbyť nadšenýnavdušenbiti uzbuđenvara såld påกระตือรือร้นhevesli olmak熱中於бути у захваті відکسی چیز کے بارے میں مشتاق ہوناyêu 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.uitverkoopمَبيعٌ، بيعَ كُلَّهразпродаденbýt vyprodanýudsolgtausverkauft seinεξαντλημένος, μη διαθέσιμοςestar agotadoläbimüüdud olemaتمام شدنolla loppuunmyytyépuisé; à guichets fermésלֶאֱזוֹלअनुपलब्ध्‍ाrasprodanelfogyotthabis terjualuppselduresaurire売切れる동나다būti išparduotambūt izpārdotamhabis terjualuitverkocht zijnvære utsolgtbyć wyprzedanymestar esgotadoepuizat; cu casa închisăбыть распроданнымbyť vypredanýrazprodanrasprodatslutsåld, utsåldขายหมดtükenmiş銷售一空розпродатиموجود نہ ہونا، فروخت ہو جاناbán 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 nieنَفَذَсвършват (ми)už vyprodatgå ud for (noget)ausverkauft seinδεν έχω διαθέσιμο προς πώλησηstar agotadootsas olemaتمام موجودي را به فروش رساندنolla myynyt loppuunêtre en rupture de stockלֶאֱזוֹלअनुपलब्ध्‍ाrasprodati, ostati bez čegakifogyottkehabisanuppselduravere esaurito売切っている매진되다būti pardavusiam, nebeturėtibūt izpārdevušamtiada lagi sesuatu untuk dijualdoor de voorraad heen rakenvære utsolgtbyć wyprzedanym, nie mieć na składzieestar esgotadoa fi epuizat/vândut, a nu mai avea o marfăбыть распроданнымuž vypredaťne imeti več na zalogirasprodatiha [] slut påขายออกsatıp bitirmek售完розійтисяفروخت کے لیے فراہم نہیں ہوناbán hết sạch售完

sell down the river

to betray The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.verraaiيَخونпредавам (някого)zraditforrådeverratenπροδίδωtraicionarpetmaخيانت كردنpettäätrahirלִהיוֹת נִבגָדगद्दारी करनाizdatiátejt vkitmengkhianatisvíkjatradire裏切る배반하다išduotinodotmembelotbedriegenforrådezdradzaćtraira trădaпредатьzradiťizdatiizdatiförrådaทรยศkalleşlik/kancıklık etmek出賣зраджуватиغداری کرناphản bội ai出卖

sell off

to sell quickly and cheaply They're selling off their old stock.goedkoop verkoopيَبيعُ بِسُرْعَةٍ وأسْعار مُنْخَفِضَهразпродавамvyprodatsælge ud; realisereausverkaufenξεπουλώliquidarmaha müümaجنسي را آب كردنmyydä poisliquiderלִמכּוֹר בְּזוֹלसस्ते में बेच देनाrasprodati, prodati po niskoj cijenikiárusítmengobralselja ódÿrt; losa sig viðliquidare売り払う(물건 등을) 싸게 팔아 치우다išparduotiizpārdotmenjual murahuitverkopenselge ut, tømme lageretwyprzedawać po niższych cenachliquidara lichidaраспродавать по низкой ценеvypredaťrazprodatirasprodavatirealisera, slumpa bortขายถูกelden çıkarmak廉價出售розпродувати зі знижкоюاونے پونے داموں میں فروخت کرناbán sỉ, bán hạ giá廉价出售

sell out

1 (sometimes with of) to sell all of something We sold out our entire stock.verkoopيبيعُ كُل ما لَدَيْهِ، يُنَفِّقразпродавамvyprodatsælge ud; realisereausverkaufenπουλώ όλο το εμπόρευμά μουliquidarära müümaهمه موجودي را به فروش رساندنmyydä loppuunliquiderמְכִירַת חִיסוּלसमूचा बेच देनाprodati svekiárusítmenjual habisselja allt upp; losa sig viðvendere売り切る죄다 팔아치우다išparduotiizpārdot (visu)menjual habisuitverkopenselge utwyprzedać cały zapas !!added passive form – zostać wyprzedanymvender tudoa lichidaраспродать весь запасvypredaťrazprodatirasprodatisälja ut (slut på)ขายออกหมดhepsini satmak賣光розпродатиمکمل طور پر فروخت ہو جاناbán hết卖光

2 to be all sold The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting.uitverkoopيُباعсвършвамvyprodat seblive udsolgtausverkauft seinπουλιέμαι μέχρι τέλουςagotar(müügilt) otsa lõppemaهمه به فروش رسيدنmyydä loppuunêtre épuiséלִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִיसमूचा बिक जानाbiti rasprodanmindent eladsemuaklárastesaurirsi売り切れる매진되다būti išparduotamtikt pilnībā izpārdotamhabis terjualuitverkocht zijnbli utsolgtesgotara fi epuizat/ vândutбыть распроданнымvypredať sabiti razprodanrasprodati sesälja ut (slut på)ขายหมดhepsi satılmak賣光розійтисяتمام فروخت ہو جاناđược bán hết卖光

sell up

to sell a house, business etc He has sold up his share of the business.verkoopيبيعُ كلَ شَيْئразпродавам имуществоprodatafhændepfändenπουλώ (για κατοικία, επιχείρηση κτλ.)vender(ära) müümaيكجا فروختن؛واگذار كردنmyydävendreלִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַרכוּשघर इत्यादि बेचनाplijeniti koga, staviti na bubanjelad, kiárusítmenjualseljavendere売り払う...을 팔아치우다parduotipārdot (izsolē u.tml.)menjualverkopenselge, kvitte seg medodsprzedawaćvenderраспродаватьpredaťprodatiprodatisälja []ขายธุรกิจnesi var nesi yok satmak拍賣продаватиمکان، کاروبار وغیرہ فروخت کرناbán tất cả拍卖