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4 dictionary results for: selling

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sell·ing

[sel-ing] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to a sale or sales: the selling price of oranges.

2.	engaged in selling: two selling offices in New York.

3.	readily salable; in strong demand (often used in combination): This is our fastest-selling model.

[Origin: 1765–75; sell¹ + -ing²

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[sel] Pronunciation Key verb, sold, sell·ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.

2.	to deal in; keep or offer for sale: He sells insurance. This store sells my favorite brand.

3.	to make a sale or offer for sale to: He'll sell me the car for $1000.

4.	to persuade or induce (someone) to buy something: The salesman sold me on a more expensive model than I wanted.

5.	to persuade or induce someone to buy (something): The clerk really sold the shoes to me by flattery.

6.	to make sales of: The hot record sold a million copies this month.

7.	to cause to be accepted, esp. generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public.

8.	to cause or persuade to accept; convince: to sell the voters on a candidate.

9.	to accept a price for or make a profit of (something not a proper object for such action): to sell one's soul for political power.

10.	to force or exact a price for: The defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly.

11.	Informal. to cheat, betray, or hoax.

–verb (used without object)

12.	to engage in selling something.

13.	to be on sale.

14.	to offer something for sale: I like this house—will they sell?

15.	to be employed to persuade or induce others to buy, as a salesperson or a clerk in a store: One sister is a cashier and the other sells.

16.	to have a specific price; be offered for sale at the price indicated (fol. by at or for): Eggs used to sell at sixty cents a dozen. This shirt sells for thirty dollars.

17.	to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell.

18.	to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: Here's an idea that'll sell.

19.	sell (someone) a bill of goods. bill of goods (def. 3).

–noun

20.	an act or method of selling.

21.	Stock Exchange. a security to be sold.

22.	Informal. a cheat; hoax.

—Verb phrases

23.	sell off, to sell, esp. at reduced prices, in order to get rid of: The city is selling off a large number of small lots at public auction.

24.

sell out,

a.	to dispose of entirely by selling.

b.	to betray (an associate, one's country, a cause, etc.); turn traitor: He committed suicide rather than sell out to the enemy.

25.	sell up, British. to sell out: She was forced to sell up her entire stock of crystal.

—Idiom

26.	sell short. short (def. 50).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME sellen (v.), OE sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money; c. ON selja, LG sellen, Goth saljan to give up, sell, orig., to cause to take; akin to Gk heleǐn to take

]

—Related forms

sell·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. exchange, vend. See trade.

—Antonyms 1. buy.

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sell   (sěl) Pronunciation Key
v.   sold (sōld), sell·ing, sells

v.   tr.

To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.
To offer for sale, as for one's business or livelihood: The partners sell textiles.
To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward: sell one's soul to the devil.
To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of: a book that sold a million copies.
1. To bring about or encourage sales of; promote: Good publicity sold the product.
2. To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully: We sold the proposal to the school committee.
To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something: They sold me on the idea.

v. intr.

To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling.
To be sold or be on sale: Grapes are selling high this season.
To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market: an item that sells well.
To be approved of; gain acceptance.

The activity or method of selling.
Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way: Their program to raise taxes will be a difficult sell.
Slang A deception; a hoax.
To put all of one's goods or possessions up for sale.
Slang To betray one's cause or colleagues: He sold out to the other side.

Phrasal Verb(s):
sell off
To get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices.
sell out

To put all of one's goods or possessions up for sale.
Slang To betray one's cause or colleagues: He sold out to the other side.

Idiom(s):
sell a bill of goods Informal
To take unfair advantage of.

Idiom(s):
sell down the river Informal
To betray the true trust or faith of.

Idiom(s):
sell short

To contract for the sale of securities or commodities one expects to own at a later date and at more advantageous terms.
To underestimate the true value or worth of: Don't sell your colleague short; she's a smart lawyer.

[Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan, to give, sell.]

sell'a·ble adj.

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