- sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
--1 is a kind of sale
Derived forms: verb sell8, verb sell3, verb sell2, verb sell1
- sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
--1 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Antonyms: buy, purchase
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sell1, noun seller1, noun selling1
They sell the food to the people
They sell the people the food
- sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sell1, noun selling1
These cars won't sell
- deal, sell, trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
--3 is one way to transact
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun sell1, noun seller1, noun selling1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
--4 is one way to persuade
Sample sentence:
They won't sell the story
- sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
--5 is one way to surrender, cede, deliver, give up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
--6 is one way to deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot sell Sue
- sell - be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
--7 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- sell - be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"
--8 is one way to be
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun sell1
Something ----s something
- sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"