Sell

Quick meaning: Sell is a verb meaning (transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

Meaning

(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

More Meanings

1. (ergative) To be sold.
2. (transitive) To promote (a product or service) although not being paid in any direct way or at all.
3. (transitive) To promote (a particular viewpoint).
4. (transitive) To betray for money or other things.
5. (transitive, slang) To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
6. (transitive, professional wrestling, slang) To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
7. (Australia, slang, intransitive) To throw under the bus; to let down one's own team in an endeavour, especially in a sport or a game.

Example Sentences

This old stock will never sell.

The corn sold for a good price.

Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.

She sold her old car very quickly.

Word Forms

• sells
• selling
• selle

Synonyms for sell

Depending on context, synonyms include cheap, flog, hawk, monger, peddle, retail.

Antonyms for sell

Common opposites include buy, barter, purchase, aby, cheap, procure.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trade, deal, betray, sale, barter, buy.

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