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sell

/ sell /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the activity of persuading someone to buy
"it was a hard sell"
Type of:
sale
Derived:
deal trade
verb Sense 2
persuade somebody to accept something
"The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
Type of:
persuade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
give up for a price or reward
"She sold her principles for a successful career"
Type of:
surrender cede deliver
Verb group:
betray
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
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"
Opposites:
buy purchase
Type of:
exchange change interchange
Kinds of:
clear negociate scalp bootleg sell short
Derived:
seller marketer vender vendor trafficker
Entails:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
verb Sense 5
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
"These books sell like hot cakes"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
retail trade
Derived:
selling merchandising marketing
Verb group:
deal trade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
be responsible for the sale of
"All her publicity sold the products"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
be approved of or gain acceptance
"The new idea sold well in certain circles"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood
"She deals in gold"
"The brothers sell shoes"
Type of:
transact
Kinds of:
push deal black marketeer pyramid market
Derived:
deal trade business deal trading seller
Verb group:
deal
See also:
distribute administer mete out deal parcel out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
verb Sense 9
deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"
"The spy betrayed his country"
Type of:
deceive lead on delude
Kinds of:
double cross
Derived:
informer betrayer rat squealer blabber
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
71%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
1
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sale persuade surrender cede deliver exchange change interchange clear negociate scalp bootleg