sell

noun

UK /sel/

See

hard sell

See

soft sell

sell

noun

US /sel/

See

hard sell

See

soft sell

sell

verb

UK /sel/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	sell
he/she/it	sells
present participle	selling
past tense	sold
past participle	sold

1
transitive to exchange something for money
They’ve already sold over two million copies of their record.
sell something at a profit/loss (=for more/less money than you paid):
I don’t think dealers sell these cars at much of a profit.
My uncle buys and sells antiques for a living.
Synonyms and related words
To sell something
disintermediate
mis-sell
upsell
1. 1a
  transitive to persuade someone to buy something from a business that employs you
  sell someone something:
  I sold one customer five pairs of shoes yesterday.
  Synonyms and related words
  To sell something
  disintermediate
  mis-sell
  upsell
2. 1b
  transitive a shop that sells a particular product has a supply of it for customers to buy
  Do you think they sell children’s books here?
  Synonyms and related words
  To sell something
  disintermediate
  mis-sell
  upsell
3. 1c
  intransitive if something sells, people buy it
  Designer clothes don’t really sell much in the smaller towns.
  something sells well (=a lot of people buy it):
  Her new book sold very well in the first six months.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be sold or for sale
  sell
  fetch
  retail
2
transitive to be a quality that makes people want to buy, have, or do something
Sex and violence have sold a lot of cinema tickets.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressed
inspire
attract
interest
3
transitive informalto persuade someone to do, have, or use something
sell something to someone:
I don’t think we could sell the idea to our partners.
Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something
encourage
persuade
convince
4
someone would sell their own grandmother
someone would do anything to get money
He is so greedy! He would sell his own grandmother.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 06/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018

phrases

sell your body

sell someone down the river

sell someone short

sell yourself

sold on something

phrasal verbs

sell off

sell on

sell out

sell

verb

US /sel/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	sell
he/she/it	sells
present participle	selling
past tense	sold
past participle	sold

1
transitive to exchange something for money
They’ve already sold over two million copies of their record.
sell something at a profit/loss (=for more/less money than you paid):
I don’t think dealers sell these cars at much of a profit.
My uncle buys and sells antiques for a living.
Synonyms and related words
To sell something
disintermediate
mis-sell
upsell
1. 1a
  transitive to persuade someone to buy something from a business that employs you
  sell someone something:
  I sold one customer five pairs of shoes yesterday.
  Synonyms and related words
  To sell something
  disintermediate
  mis-sell
  upsell
2. 1b
  transitive a store that sells a particular product has a supply of it for customers to buy
  Do you think they sell children’s books here?
  Synonyms and related words
  To sell something
  disintermediate
  mis-sell
  upsell
3. 1c
  intransitive if something sells, people buy it
  Designer clothes don’t really sell much in the smaller towns.
  something sells well (=a lot of people buy it):
  Her new book sold very well in the first six months.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be sold or for sale
  sell
  fetch
  retail
2
transitive to be a quality that makes people want to buy, have, or do something
Sex and violence have sold a lot of movie tickets.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressed
inspire
attract
interest
3
transitive informalto persuade someone to do, have, or use something
sell something to someone:
I don’t think we could sell the idea to our partners.
Synonyms and related words
To encourage someone to do or to not do something
encourage
persuade
convince
4
someone would sell their own grandmother
someone would do anything to get money
He is so greedy! He would sell his own grandmother.
Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 06/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018

phrases

sell someone down the river

sell someone short

sell your body

sell yourself

phrasal verbs

sell off

sell on

sell out

sell

sell

sell ​‌‌‌

someone would sell their own grandmother

sell ​‌‌‌

someone would sell their own grandmother

sell

sell