vverb.possessionexchange or deliver for money or its equivalentTopic:commercecommercialismmercantilism
Examples:- He sold his house in January
- She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
Antonyms:buy
Derivationally Related Form:sellersellselling
Hypernyms:change exchange interchange
Inherited Hypernyms:sellexchangetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:auctionauction offauctioneerbootlegcleardeaccessiondisposedumpfob offfoist offmovenegociatepalm offprostituterealiserealizeremainderresellretailsacrificescalpsell offsell shortsyndicateundercutunderpriceundersellwholesale
Entailment:give
Full Troponyms:auctionbootlegcleardeaccessiondisposedumpfoist offmovenegociateprostituterealizeredisposeremainderresellretailsacrificescalpsell offsell shortstreet-walksyndicateundersellwholesale
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- the people the food (apply to: sell) | They --- the food to the people (apply to: sell)
vverb.stativebe sold at a certain price or in a certain wayExamples:- These books sell like hot cakes
Derivationally Related Form:sellselling
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:sellbe
Direct Hyponyms:retailtrade
Full Troponyms:closeretailtrade
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | These cars won't --- (apply to: sell)
vverb.communicationpersuade somebody to accept somethingExamples:- The French try to sell us their image as great lovers
Hypernyms:persuade
Inherited Hypernyms:sellpersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They won't --- the story (apply to: sell)
vverb.possessiondo business; offer for sale as for one's livelihoodTopic:commercecommercialismmercantilism
Synset:deal sell trade
Examples:- She deals in gold
- The brothers sell shoes
Derivationally Related Form:dealingdealersellsellerdealtradesellingdealingstrading
Hypernyms:transact
Inherited Hypernyms:dealtransactinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:black marketeerdealhawkhuckstermarketmongerpeddlepitchpushpyramidvend
Full Troponyms:black marketeerdealmarketpeddlepushpyramid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.possessiongive up for a price or rewardExamples:- She sold her principles for a successful career
Hypernyms:cede deliver give up surrender
Inherited Hypernyms:sellsurrendergive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.stativebe approved of or gain acceptanceExamples:- The new idea sold well in certain circles
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:sellbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.stativebe responsible for the sale ofExamples:- All her publicity sold the products
Derivationally Related Form:sell
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:sellbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialdeliver to an enemy by treacherySynset:betray sell
Examples:- Judas sold Jesus
- The spy betrayed his country
Derivationally Related Form:betrayerbetrayal
Hypernyms:cozen deceive delude lead on
Inherited Hypernyms:betraydeceivevictimizewrongtreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:double cross
Full Troponyms:double cross
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: sell, betray)
adjadj.alldisposed of to a purchaserAntonyms:unsold
Inherited Hypernyms:sold
Similar to:oversubscribed sold-out