ALL meanings of sell
sell
S s - transitive verb sell vend 1
- noun sell reluctant buyer 1
- intransitive verb sell get bought 1
- transitive verb sell deal in 1
- transitive verb sell persuade to buy 1
- transitive verb sell convince 1
- 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
- verb with object sell to cause to be accepted, especially generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public. 1
- verb with object sell to cause or persuade to accept; convince: to sell the voters on a candidate. 1
- verb with object sell to accept a price for or make a profit of (something not a proper object for such action): to sell one's soul for political power. 1
- verb with object sell to force or exact a price for: The defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly. 1
- verb with object sell Informal. to cheat, betray, or hoax. 1
- verb without object sell to engage in selling something. 1
- verb without object sell to be on sale. 1
- verb without object sell to offer something for sale: I like this house—will they sell? 1
- verb without object sell to be employed to persuade or induce others to buy, as a salesperson or a clerk in a store: One sister is a cashier and the other sells. 1
- verb without object sell to have a specific price; be offered for sale at the price indicated (followed by at or for): Eggs used to sell at sixty cents a dozen. This shirt sells for thirty dollars. 1
- verb without object sell to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell. 1
- verb without object sell to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: Here's an idea that'll sell. 1
- noun sell an act or method of selling. 1
- noun sell Stock Exchange. a security to be sold. 1
- noun sell Informal. a cheat; hoax. 1
- idioms sell sell short. short (def 49). 1
- idioms sell sell someone a bill of goods. bill of goods (def 3). 1
- verb sell If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. 0
- verb sell If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there. 0
- verb sell If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it. 0
- verb sell If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. 0
- verb sell Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. 0
- verb sell If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one. 0
- verb sell 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 0
- verb sell to deal in (objects, property, etc) 0
- verb sell to give up or surrender for a price or reward 0
- verb sell to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc) 0
- verb sell to induce or gain acceptance of 0
- verb sell to be in demand on the market 0
- verb sell to deceive or cheat 0
- verb sell to persuade to accept or approve (of) 0
- noun sell the act or an instance of selling 0
- noun sell a trick, hoax, or deception 0
- noun sell a great disappointment 0
- verb transitive sell to give up, deliver, or exchange (property, goods, services, etc.) for money or its equivalent 0
- verb transitive sell to have or offer regularly for sale; deal in 0
- verb transitive sell to make or try to make sales in or to 0
- verb transitive sell to give up or deliver (a person) to his or her enemies or into slavery, bondage, etc. 0