[
UK
/sˈɛl/
]
[ US /ˈsɛɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛɫ/ ]
VERB
-
deliver to an enemy by treachery
Judas sold Jesus
The spy betrayed his country -
be responsible for the sale of
All her publicity sold the products -
be approved of or gain acceptance
The new idea sold well in certain circles -
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 -
persuade somebody to accept something
The French try to sell us their image as great lovers -
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
The brothers sell shoes
She deals in gold -
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
He sold his house in January
NOUN
-
the activity of persuading someone to buy
it was a hard sell
How To Use sell In A Sentence
- I am told that Ferguson has called me 'unsellable'. The Guardian World News
- The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.
- These include a nice Nigerian guy who sells the best roast chicken around (he did this in Paris as well), a couple of Egyptians and a Tunisian who make great chicken shawarma and a couple of Turkish guys who do the same with beef.
- The market opened 100 booths selling South Korean clothes on 2,600 square meters of floor last August.
- It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
- A business tycoon, arts patron and committed left-winger, Berge opted to sell the collection amassed over a lifetime after Saint Laurent's death last June aged 71.
- ‘If you've no wish to sell the charcoals,’ Rachel began, ‘I don't at all blame you.'
- In the premise of quality assurance, product diversification, style fashion, and make our products sell well at home and abroad, and won the trust of our customers and highly praised.
- Rosella seedlings are available through local nurseries from September onwards in the subtropics or during the dry season in tropical regions.
- They sell better because the reading public feels it is getting value for money.
