sell
/sɛl/noun, verb1 syllable
Sell means: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
Synonyms for sell18
verb, as in give up for a price or reward
verb, as in deliver to an enemy by treachery
Opposites of sell
What does sell mean?9
verb
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood“She deals in gold”
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way“These books sell like hot cakes”
give up for a price or reward“She sold her principles for a successful career”
deliver to an enemy by treachery“Judas sold Jesus”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent“He sold his house in January”
persuade somebody to accept something“The French try to sell us their image as great lovers”
be approved of or gain acceptance“The new idea sold well in certain circles”
be responsible for the sale of“All her publicity sold the products”
noun
the activity of persuading someone to buy“it was a hard sell”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with sell?42
four syllables
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Sell in a sentence
- He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.Dejo
- They sell apples, oranges, eggs, and so on.CK
- They sell fruit, bread, cakes, and many other things.CK
- It ain't like we gotta sell stuff, you know.kotobaboke
- They sell apples, mandarins, eggs and so on.Sonix
- Where ever man wants to sell himself, he will find buyers.eadbannon
- We used to have airplanes, but we had to sell them.Eldad
- Do not rent or sell this place, for it would be injudicious.marcelostockle
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of sell
as a noun
- plural
- sells
as a verb
- past tense
- sold
- past participle
- sold
- present participle
- selling
- third-person singular
- sells