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- [sel]
- /sɛl/
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- [sel]
- /sɛl/
Definitions of sell word
- verb with object sell to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 1
- verb with object sell to deal in; keep or offer for sale: He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand. 1
- verb with object sell to make a sale or offer for sale to: He'll sell me the car for $1000. 1
- verb with object sell to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something: The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted. 1
- verb with object sell to persuade or induce someone to buy (something): The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery. 1
- verb with object sell to make sales of: The hot record sold a million copies this month. 1
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Origin of sell
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sellen (v.), Old English sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money; cognate with Old Norse selja, Low German sellen, Gothic saljan to give up, sell, orig., to cause to take; akin to Greek heleîn to take
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Parts of speech for Sell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sell popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sell usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sell
verb sell
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- assure — If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
noun sell
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- bankability — acceptable for processing by a bank: bankable checks and money orders.
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
Antonyms for sell
verb sell
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- be big on — large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- buy out — If you buy someone out, you buy their share of something such as a company or piece of property that you previously owned together.
- buy up — If you buy up land, property, or a commodity, you buy large amounts of it, or all that is available.
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