| NOUN | act | sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy |
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| VERB | possession | sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| stative | sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
| communication | sell | persuade somebody to accept something | |
| possession | sell, deal, trade | do business | |
| possession | sell | give up for a price or reward | |
| stative | sell | be approved of or gain acceptance | |
| stative | sell | be responsible for the sale / sale of | |
| social | sell, betray | deliver to an enemy by treachery |
| Sounds | seh'l | |
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| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | |
| Meaning | The activity of persuading someone to buy. | |
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| Example | "it was a hard sell" | |
| Broader | sale | The general activity of selling |
| Verbs | sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |
| sell | do business | |
| sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
| sell | be responsible for the sale / sale of | |
| Meaning | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They sell the food to the people; They sell the people the food | |
| Example | "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" | |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Entails | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Entailed by | sell out, sell up, liquidize | Get rid of all one's merchandise |
| trade, merchandise | Engage in the trade of | |
| Narrower | auction, auction off, auctioneer | sell at an auction |
| bootleg | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol | |
| clear | sell | |
| deaccession | sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works | |
| dispose | Give, sell, or transfer to another | |
| dump, underprice | sell at artificially low prices | |
| foist off, palm off, fob off | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive | |
| move | dispose of by selling | |
| negociate | sell or discount | |
| prostitute | sell one's body | |
| realize, realise | convert into cash | |
| remainder | sell cheaply as remainders | |
| resell | sell (something) again after having bought it | |
| retail | sell on the retail market | |
| sacrifice | sell at a loss | |
| scalp | sell illegally, as on the black market | |
| sell off | Get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices | |
| sell short | sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price / price and thus to earn a profit | |
| syndicate | sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations | |
| undersell, undercut | sell cheaper than one's competition | |
| wholesale | sell in large quantities | |
| Broader | exchange, change, interchange | Give to, and receive from, one another |
| Opposite | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| Similar to | sell | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way |
| Catalan | vendre | |
| Spanish | vender | |
| Nouns | sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy |
| seller | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money | |
| selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | |
| Meaning | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | These cars won't sell | |
| Example | "These books sell like hot cakes" | |
| Narrower | retail | Be sold at the retail level |
| trade | Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | deal, sell, trade | do business |
| sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent | |
| Nouns | sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy |
| selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | |
| Meaning | persuade somebody to accept something. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They won't sell the story | |
| Example | "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" | |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | vender | |
| Meaning | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The brothers sell shoes" | |
| Synonyms | deal, trade | |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Narrower | black marketeer | Deal on the black market |
| deal | sell | |
| market | Deal in a market | |
| peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place | |
| push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) | |
| pyramid | Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal | |
| Broader | transact | Conduct business |
| Similar to | deal | sell |
| sell | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
| Spanish | vender | |
| Nouns | sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy |
| seller | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money | |
| selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | |
| Meaning | Give up for a price or reward. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Broader | surrender, cede, deliver, give up | relinquish possession or control over |
| Similar to | betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery |
| Spanish | vender | |
| Meaning | Be approved of or gain acceptance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Meaning | Be responsible for the sale / sale of. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Nouns | sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy |
| Meaning | deliver to an enemy by treachery. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot sell Sue | |
| Synonym | betray | |
| Narrower | double cross | betray by double-dealing |
| Broader | deceive, lead on, delude, cozen | Be false to |
| Similar to | sell | Give up for a price or reward |
| Spanish | traicionar, vender | |