sell
/sel/
verb
- give or hand over (something) in exchange for money."they had sold the car"synonyms: dispose of, get rid of, vend, auction (off), put up for sale, offer for sale, put on sale, trade, barter, exchange, part-exchange, give in part-exchange, vending, selling off, auctioning, trading, trade (in), traffic, trafficking, bartering, exchanging, part-exchanging, salesmanship, sales, marketing, merchandising, promotion, advertising
- persuade someone of the merits of."he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky"synonyms: persuade someone to accept, talk someone into, bring someone around to, win someone over to, get acceptance for, win approval for, get support for, get across, promote
- 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"
noun
- an act of selling or attempting to sell something."the excitement of scientific achievement is too subtle a sell to stir the public"
- a disappointment, typically one arising from being deceived as to the merits of something."actually, Hawaii's a bit of a sell—not a patch on Corfu"
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The meaning of SELL is to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain : betray —often used with out.
verb (used with object). , sold, sell·ing. to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price:.
SELL meaning: 1. to give something to someone else in return for money: 2. to be bought in the way or quantities…. Learn more.
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To sell is to exchange a thing or a service for money. You could sell lemonade from a table on the sidewalk, or sell hotdogs at a baseball game.