sell

sell

to transfer goods or render services in exchange for money: sell the car

Not to be confused with:

cell – a small room as in a convent or prison; basic structural unit of all organisms: a one-celled animal

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sell

 (sĕl)

v. sold (sōld), sell·ing, sells

v.tr.

1. To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent: We sold our old car for a modest sum.

2. To offer or have available for sale: The store sells health foods.

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: Are any of the fruit vendors still 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 doesn't sell.

4. To be approved of; gain acceptance: an idea that just wouldn't sell.

n.

1. An act or instance of selling: ordered a sell of his shares in the company.

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 sell all of a supply of something: We have sold out of that model.

2. To cause (someone) to have sold an entire supply of something: The bakery is sold out of those pastries.

3. To be entirely sold: Her new novel has sold out.

4. Slang To betray one's principles or colleagues: He sold out to the other side.

sell through

To be purchased as a retail item by a customer: The clothes are in the store, but they aren't selling through.

Idioms:

sell a bill of goods Informal

To take unfair advantage of.

sell down the river Informal

To betray the 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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sell′a·ble adj.

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sell

(sɛl)

vb, sells, selling or sold

1. to dispose of or transfer or be disposed of or transferred to a purchaser in exchange for money or other consideration; put or be on sale

2. to deal in (objects, property, etc): he sells used cars for a living.

3. (tr) to give up or surrender for a price or reward: to sell one's honour.

4. to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc): publicity sells many products.

5. to induce or gain acceptance of: to sell an idea.

6. (intr) to be in demand on the market: these dresses sell well in the spring.

7. (tr) informal to deceive or cheat

8. (foll by: on) to persuade to accept or approve (of): to sell a buyer on a purchase.

9. sell down the river informal to betray

10. sell oneself

a. to convince someone else of one's potential or worth

b. to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc

11. informal to disparage or belittle

12. (Banking & Finance) finance to sell securities or goods without owning them in anticipation of buying them before delivery at a lower price

n

13. the act or an instance of selling. Compare hard sell, soft sell

14. informal

a. a trick, hoax, or deception

b. Irish a great disappointment: the service in the hotel was a sell.

[Old English sellan to lend, deliver; related to Old Norse selja to sell, Gothic saljan to offer sacrifice, Old High German sellen to sell, Latin cōnsilium advice]

ˈsellable adj

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sell

(sɛl)

v. sold, sell•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to transfer (goods or property) or render (services) in exchange for money.

2. to deal in; keep or offer for sale: to sell insurance.

3. to make a sale or offer for sale to.

4. to persuade or induce to buy.

5. to promote or effect the sale of: Packaging sells many products.

6. to achieve sales of: The record sold a million copies.

7. to cause to be accepted, esp. generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public.

8. to cause or persuade to accept, approve of, or see the value of: to sell the voters on a candidate; to sell oneself at a job interview.

9. to surrender or deliver improperly or dishonorably in return for profit or advantage: to sell one's soul for power; to sell votes.

10. to betray.

11. to force or exact a price for: They sold their lives dearly.

12. to cheat or hoax.

v.i.

13. to make a sale of something; transfer goods or property in exchange for money.

14. to offer something for sale.

15. to be offered for sale at the price indicated (fol. by at or for).

16. to engage or be employed in selling something.

17. to promote sales.

18. to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell.

19. to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: an idea that will sell.

20. sell off, to rid oneself of by selling, esp. at reduced prices: to sell off last year's designs.

21. sell out,

a. to dispose of entirely by selling.

b. to betray (an associate, principles, a cause, etc.).

c. to betray one's principles.

n.

22. an act or method of selling.

23. Informal. a cheat; hoax.

[before 900; Middle English (v.), Old English sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money, c. Old Frisian sella, Old Saxon sellian, Old High German sellen, Old Norse selja to hand over, deliver, Gothic saljan to sacrifice]

sell′a•ble, adj.

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sell

Past participle: sold
Gerund: selling

Imperative

sell

sell

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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" 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" 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, offer for sale, exchange, barter, vend, put up for sale, auction off I sold everything I owned except for my car and books.
trade buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure

2. deal in, market, trade in, carry, stock, handle, retail, hawk, merchandise, peddle, traffic in, vend, offer for sale, be in the business of It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs.
deal in buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure

3. be priced at, cost, go for, sell at, be, be trading at, retail at Grain sells at ten times usual prices.

4. be bought, go, move, be purchased The company believes the products will sell well.

5. promote, get across, put across, win approval for, persuade someone to accept, bring someone round to, gain acceptance for, get acceptance for She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients.

sell out

1. be bought up, be sold out, be gone, be exhausted, be depleted Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.

2. (Informal) betray your ideals, abandon your principles, demean yourself, degrade yourself He will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics.

sell out of something run out of, be fresh out of, be cleaned out of, be out of stock of Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.

sell someone out double-cross, fail, give away (informal), stab in the back, rat on (informal), sell down the river (informal), break faith with, play false His business partner had sold him out.

sell someone short

1. swindle, cheat, fleece, defraud, overcharge, short-change, sting (informal), give short measure to Selling their fans short in such a way is not acceptable.

2. underestimate, undervalue, look down on, belittle, disparage, underrate, deprecate, minimize, make light of, set no store by, misprize These are boys who were sold short during their schooldays.

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sell

verb

1. To offer for sale:

deal (in), handle, market, merchandise, merchant, peddle, retail, trade (in), vend.

2. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way.Also used with on:

argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), talk into.

phrasal verb
sell for

1. To achieve (a certain price):

bring (in), fetch, realize.

2. To require a specified price:

cost, go for.

phrasal verb
sell off

To get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:

close out, dump, sell out, unload.

phrasal verb
sell out

1. To get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:

close out, dump, sell off, unload.

2. Slang. To be treacherous to:

betray, double-cross.

Slang: rat (on).

Idiom: sell down the river .

noun

Slang. Market appeal:

marketability, marketableness, salability, salableness.

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Translations

باعيُباعيَبيعيَبْيعُيُسَبِّب البَيْع

vendre

prodatprodávatprodávat se

sælge

verkaufengehenveräußern

πουλώ

vendervenderse

myydä

vendrecolportertendre

prodati

árul

seljaseljast

venderevendersivenditavendita aggressiva

売る

(물건을) 팔다

būti išparduotambūti pardavusiambūti užsidegusiamišdavystėišparduoti

pārdotreklamēttikt pārdotamtirgoties

verkopen

selge

sprzedać

vender

vinde

продаватьзагнатьпокупаться

predávať

prodajati seprodati

sälja

ขาย

satmaksattırmaksatılmak

bán

出售卖销路使...畅销

sell

[sel] (sold (pt, pp))

A. VT → vender
do you sell flowers? → ¿vende flores?
to sell sth to sb → vender algo a algn
he sold it to me → me lo vendió
I was sold this in London → me vendieron esto en Londres
you've been sold (fig) → te han dado gato por liebre
to sell sth for £1 → vender algo por una libra
he doesn't sell himself very well → no es capaz de causar buena impresión, no convence mucho
to sell sb an idea (fig) → convencer a algn de una idea
to be sold on sth/sb → estar cautivado por algo/algn
I'm not exactly sold on the idea → no me entusiasma la idea, para mí la idea deja mucho que desear
to sell sb into slavery → vender a algn como esclavo
to sell sb down the river → traicionar a algn

B. VI

1. [merchandise] → venderse
these sell at 15p → éstos se venden a 15 peniques
this line just isn't selling → esta línea no tiene demanda
it sells well → se vende bien
the idea didn't sell (fig) → la idea no convenció

2. (= person) the owner seemed a bit reluctant to sell → parecía que el dueño estaba un poco reacio a vender

C. N (Comm)
see hard C
see soft B

sell back VT + ADV to sell sth back to sb → revender algo a algn

sell off VT + ADV [+ stocks and shares] → vender; [+ goods] → liquidar

sell on VT + ADV → revender

sell out

A. VI + ADV

1. [tickets, goods] → agotarse
the tickets sold out in three hours → las entradas se agotaron en tres horas
football matches often sell out in advance → en los partidos de fútbol a menudo se venden todas las entradas antes del partido
"could I buy some sun cream?" - "sorry, we've sold out" → -¿me puede dar bronceador? -lo siento, no nos queda
to sell out of sth → vender todas las existencias de algo
we've sold out of bananas → no nos quedan plátanos, hemos agotado las existencias de plátanos

2. (fig) → claudicar, venderse, transar (LAm)

3. (US) = sell up A

B. VT + ADV

1. [+ goods] → agotar las existencias de, venderlo todo
the tickets are all sold out → los billetes están agotados
stocks of umbrellas are sold out → las existencias de paraguas están agotadas
we are sold out of bread → se terminó el pan, no nos queda pan

2. [+ person] → traicionar; [+ compromise] → transigir, transar (LAm)

sell up

A. VI + ADV (esp Brit) → liquidarse, venderlo todo

B. VT + ADV → vender

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sell

[ˈsɛl] [sold] (pt, pp)

vt

[product, car, house] (to customer, buyer) → vendre
Do you sell flowers? → Vous vendez des fleurs?
They're selling the house → Ils vendent la maison.
to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth → vendre qch à qn
He sold it to me → Il me l'a vendu.
She sold me her car → Elle m'a vendu sa voiture.
to sell sth for £50 → vendre qch 50 livres
I sold it for £50 → Je l'ai vendu 50 livres.
to sell o.s. → se vendre
to sell one's body → vendre son corps
to sell one's soul → vendre son âme
to sell sb down the river (= betray) → vendre qn
to sell sb short → sous-estimer qn
to sell o.s. short → être trop modeste
Don't sell yourself short. Tell them about what you've achieved → Ne soyez pas trop modeste. Parlez-leur de vos réussites.

(= persuade sb to accept) [+ idea, concept] → vendre
to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth → vendre qch à qn
Let's hear your proposal. You've got 10 minutes to sell it to me → J'écoute votre proposition. Vous avez dix minutes pour me la vendre.

vi → se vendre
This model sells very well → Ce modèle se vend très bien.
to sell for \(euro) 10 → se vendre 10_\(euro)

sell off

vt sep → liquider

sell out

vi

(= all be sold) [tickets] → se vendre
The tickets sold out in three hours → Les billets se sont vendus en trois heures.
to sell out of sth → être en rupture de stock de qch

[show, concert]
The show didn't sell out → Le spectacle n'a pas fait salle comble.
The show hasn't quite sold out yet → Le spectacle n'affiche pas encore complet.

(= sell one's business) → vendre
to sell out to sb → vendre à qn

(= betray principles) → se renier

vt sep
The tickets are all sold out → Les billets ont tous été vendus.

sell up

vi (= sell one's business, house) → vendresell-by date n → date f limite de vente
past its sell-by date (lit)
The yoghurt is past its sell-by date → Le yaourt est périmé.
to be past one's sell-by date, to be past its sell-by date (fig) → avoir fait son temps

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sell

vb: pret, ptp <sold>

vt

item, goods → verkaufen (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw, etw an jdn); insurance policy → abschließen (to mit); (business) goods → verkaufen, absetzen; I was sold this in Valencia → man hat mir das in Valencia verkauft; the book sold 3,000 copies → von dem Buch wurden 3.000 Exemplare verkauft; he could sell a fridge to an Eskimo → er könnte einem Eskimo einen Eisschrank andrehen (inf) → or aufschwatzen (inf); to sell insurance (for a living) → Versicherungsvertreter(in) m(f) → sein; to sell one’s life dearly → sein Leben teuer verkaufen; he sold himself to the enemy → er hat sich an den Feind verkauft; to sell one’s body → seinen Körper verkaufen; to sell one’s soul to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache seine Seele verschreiben; modern man has sold his soul → der moderne Mensch hat seine Seele verloren; what are you selling it for? → wie viel verlangen Sie dafür?, wie viel wollen Sie dafür haben?; I can’t remember what I sold it for → ich weiß nicht mehr, für wie viel ich es verkauft habe

(= stock) → führen, haben (inf); (= deal in) → vertreiben

(= promote the sale of) → zugkräftig machen, einen guten Absatz verschaffen (+dat); you need advertising to sell your product → Sie müssen werben, um Ihr Produkt zu verkaufen or abzusetzen; nothing will sell this product, it’s so bad → das Produkt ist so schlecht, dass es sich nicht verkaufen or an den Mann bringen (inf) → lässt; she finished up selling toothpaste on television → sie warb schließlich im Fernsehen für Zahnpasta

(inf: = gain acceptance for) → schmackhaft machen (to sb jdm), gewinnen für (to sb jdn); religion → aufschwatzen (inf), → verkaufen (inf) → (to sb jdm); you’ll never sell them that idea → dafür sind sie nicht zu haben; I know I’ll never be able to sell it to him → ich weiß, dass ich ihn dafür nicht erwärmen kann or dass er dafür nicht zu haben ist; to sell oneself (= put oneself across) → sich profilieren (to bei), sich verkaufen (→ to an +acc)

(inf: = convince of the worth of) to sell somebody on something → jdn von etw überzeugen; to be sold on somebody/something → von jdm/etw begeistert sein; how sold is he on the idea? → wie sehr hat es ihm diese Idee angetan? (inf)

(fig: = betray) → verraten; to sell somebody down the river (inf) → jdn ganz schön verschaukeln (inf)

vi (person) → verkaufen (to sb an jdn); (article) → sich verkaufen (lassen); his book is selling well/won’t sell → sein Buch verkauft sich gut/lässt sich nicht verkaufen; the house sold for £85,000 → das Haus wurde für £ 85.000 verkauft; what are they selling at or for? → wie viel kosten sie?; the idea didn’t sell (fig) → die Idee kam nicht an, die Idee fand keinen Anklang

n

(Comm inf: = sales appeal) → Zugkraft f, → Attraktivität f

(= selling technique) → Verkaufstaktik or -methode f ? hard sell, soft sell

(dated inf, = disappointment) → Reinfall m, → Pleite f (inf)

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sell

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sellout

n

(inf: = betrayal) → fauler Kompromiss or Handel (to mit); (of one’s ideals etc) → Ausverkauf m (→ to an +acc)

(Theat, Sport) → ausverkauftes Haus; to be a sell → ausverkauft sein

(Comm) → Verkaufsschlager m

sell-through

adj video → Verkaufs-

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sell

[sɛl] (sold (pt, pp))

1. vt → vendere
to sell sth for £150 → vendere qc per 150 sterline
to sell sth at £10 per dozen → vendere qc a 10 sterline la dozzina
to sell sth to sb → vendere qc a qn
I was sold this in London → questo me l'hanno venduto a Londra
to sell sb down the river (fig) → vendere qn
to sell sb an idea (fig) → far accettare un'idea a qn
to sell sb a pup (fig) (old) → imbrogliare qn
to be sold on sb/sth (fam) → essere entusiasta di qn/qc
he doesn't sell himself very well → non si sa vendere bene

2. vi → essere in vendita
they sell at or for 15p each → sono in vendita a 15p l'uno

sell off vt + adv (stocks and shares, goods) → svendere, liquidare

sell out

1. vi + adv to sell out (to sb/sth) (Comm) → vendere (tutto) (a qn/qc)
to sell out to the enemy (fig) → passare al nemico

2. vt + adv → esaurire
the tickets are all sold out → i biglietti sono esauriti
we're or we've sold out of bread → il pane è tutto finito (in negozio)

sell up

1. vi + adv (esp Brit) → vendere (tutto)

2. vt + adv → vendere

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sell

(sel) – past tense, past participle sold (sould) – verb

1. to give something in exchange for money. He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell. verkoop يَبيع продавам vender prodat verkaufen sælge πουλώvender müüma به فروش رساندن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बेचना prodati elad menjual selja vendere 売る 팔다 parduoti pārdot jual verkopenselge, omsettesprzedawać خرڅول، پلورل: راكړه وركړه كول: معامله كول vender a vinde продавать predať prodati prodati sälja ขาย satmak 出售 продавати فروخت کرنا bán 卖，出售

2. to have for sale. The farmer sells milk and eggs. verkoop يَبيع продавам (се) vender prodávat verkaufen sælge πουλώ, έχω προς πώληση vender müütama فروختن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बिकवाना prodavati, trgovati čime árul menjual selja vendere 売る 판매하다 parduoti, prekiauti pārdot; tirgoties menjual verkopenselge, forhandle mieć na sprzedaż خرڅول vender a vinde торговать, продавать predávať prodajati prodavati sälja มีเพื่อขาย satmak 販賣 торгувати فروخت کے لیے ہونا bán hàng 卖

3. to be sold. His book sold well. verkoop يُباع харча се vender-se prodávat se sich verkaufen sælge πουλώ, κάνω πωλήσεις venderse kaubaks minema به فروش رساندن myydä se vendre לְהִימָכֵר बेचना prodavati se elkel laku seljast vendersi 売れる 팔리다 būti parduodamam tikt pārdotam terjual verkopen bli solgt sprzedaje się پلورل vender-se a se vinde продаваться predávať sa prodajati se prodavati se sälja ถูกขาย satılmak 賣得(好或不好) продаватися فروخت ہونا ăn khách 销路

4. to cause to be sold. Packaging sells a product. verkoop, help verkoop يُسَبِّب البَيْع лансирам (се) vender prodávat einen guten Absatz sichern sælge 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 팔리게 하다 reklamuoti reklamēt melakukan de verkoop bevorderen selge, få solgt sprzedawać د خرڅلاو دپاره كيښودنه vender a face să se vândă показывать товар лицом predávať prodajati prodavati sälja ทำให้ขายได้ sattırmak 有助於銷售 сприяти продажу; рекламувати فروخت کا سبب bán được 使...畅销

ˌsell-out noun

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 sucesso de bilheteira vyprodané představení ausverkauftes Haus udsolgt-hus- εξάντληση των εισιτηρίων éxito de taquilla väljamüüdud esitus فروش كليه موجودي myyntimenestys 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 خرڅول لکه هر شی 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 門票銷售一空 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 traição zrada der Verrat forræderi προδοσίαtraición, engaño pettus آدم فروشي petos trahison לִבגוֹד गद्दारी izdaja, prevara árulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 배신 išdavystė nodevība pengkhianatan verraadforræderizdrada غولو نه ، ‏‏خيانت traição trădare измена zrada izdaja izdaja förräderi, svek ทรยศ ihanet 出賣 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 estar entusiasmado com být nadšen völlig hin und weg sein være med på έχω ενθουσιαστεί με κτ. estar entusiasmado (por) vaimustuses olema شور و شوق olla myyty être emballé לִקנוֹת אֶת הָרַעָיוֹן उत्साहित uvjeren, oduševljen bele van esve vmibe antusias vera æstur/ákafur í (essere entusiasta) ～に夢中になる (~에) 정신이 팔리다 būti užsidegusiam iedegties (par ideju) penuh ghairah enthousiast zijn over være begeistret for być przekonanym do شور او شوق 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 estar esgotado být vyprodaný ausverkauft sein udsolgt 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 매진되다 būti išparduotam būt izpārdotam habis terjual uitverkocht zijn være utsolgt być wyprzedanym پای ته رسول 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) estar esgotado už vyprodat ausverkauft sein gå ud for (noget) δεν έχω διαθέσιμο προς πώληση star agotado otsas olema تمام موجودي را به فروش رساندن olla loppuunmyyty être en rupture de stock לֶאֱזוֹל अनुपलब्ध्‍ा rasprodati, ostati bez čega kifogyott kehabisan uppseldur avere esaurito 売切っている 품절되다 būti pardavusiam, nebeturėti būt izpārdevušam tiada lagi sesuatu untuk dijual door de voorraad heen raken være utsolgt być wyprzedanym, nie mieć na składzie ټول شيان خرڅول estar esgotado a fi epuizat/vândut, a nu mai avea o marfă быть распроданным už vypredať ne imeti več na zalogi rasprodati ha [sålt] slut på ขายออก satıp bitirmek 賣光 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) trair zradit verraten forråde προδίδωtraicionar petma خيانت كردن pettää trahir לִהיוֹת נִבגָד गद्दारी करना izdati átejt vkit mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배신하다 išduoti nodot membelot bedriegenforråde zdradzać خیانت کول 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 liquidar vyprodat ausverkaufen sælge ud; realisere ξεπουλώliquidar maha müüma جنسي را آب كردن myydä pois halvalla liquider לִמכּוֹר בְּזוֹל सस्ते में बेच देना rasprodati, prodati po niskoj cijeni kiárusít mengobral selja ódÿrt; losa sig við liquidare 売り払う 헐값에 팔아치우다 išparduoti izpārdot menjual murah uitverkopenselge ut, tømme lageret wyprzedawać po niższych cenach ارزانه خرڅول liquidar a lichida распродавать по низкой цене vypredať razprodati rasprodavati realisera, slumpa bort ขายถูก elden çıkarmak 廉價出清 розпродувати зі знижкою اونے پونے داموں میں فروخت کرنا bán 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. verkoop يبيعُ كُل ما لَدَيْهِ، يُنَفِّق разпродавам vender tudo vyprodat ausverkaufen sælge ud; realisere 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 정리하다 išparduoti izpārdot (visu) menjual habis uitverkopenselge ut wyprzedać cały zapas !!added passive form – zostać wyprzedanym هر شی خرڅول 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 esgotar vyprodat se ausverkauft sein blive udsolgt πουλιέμαι μέχρι τέλους agotar (müügilt) otsa lõppema همه به فروش رسيدن olla loppuunmyyty 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 تول خرڅول esgotar a fi epuizat/ vândut быть распроданным vypredať sa biti razprodan rasprodati se sälja ut (slut på) ขายหมด hepsi satılmak 銷售一空 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 vender prodat pfänden afhænde πουλώvender (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 처분하다 parduoti pārdot (izsolē u.tml.) menjual verkopenselge, kvitte seg med odsprzedawać یو ځای خرڅول venderраспродавать predať prodati prodati sälja [på exekutiv auktion] ขายธุรกิจ nesi var nesi yok satmak 出售(房子、公司股票) продавати مکان، کاروبار وغیرہ فروخت کرنا bán tất cả 拍卖

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sell

→ يَبْيعُ prodat sælge verkaufen πουλώ vender myydä vendre prodati vendere 売る (물건을) 팔다 verkopen selge sprzedać vender продавать sälja ขาย satmak bán 出售

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