sellable

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sellable - fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" merchantable, vendable, vendible, marketable salable, saleable - capable of being sold; fit for sale; "saleable at a low price"