mis-sell
verb /ˌmɪs ˈsel/
/ˌmɪs ˈsel/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mis-sell | /ˌmɪs ˈsel/ /ˌmɪs ˈsel/ |
| he / she / it mis-sells | /ˌmɪs ˈselz/ /ˌmɪs ˈselz/ |
| past simple mis-sold | /ˌmɪs ˈsəʊld/ /ˌmɪs ˈsəʊld/ |
| past participle mis-sold | /ˌmɪs ˈsəʊld/ /ˌmɪs ˈsəʊld/ |
| -ing form mis-selling | /ˌmɪs ˈselɪŋ/ /ˌmɪs ˈselɪŋ/ |
- to sell somebody something that is not suitable for their needs, for example by not giving them all the information they need
- mis-sell something If the policy was mis-sold, the insurance company must be responsible.
- mis-sell somebody something | mis-sell something to somebody The bank had mis-sold them a £200 000 loan.