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Definition of sell; in English English dictionary
sell: An easy task
sell: An act of selling
This is going to be a tough sell.
sell: To promote a particular viewpoint
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
sell: To be sold
This old stock will never sell.
sell: To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act
sell: To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone
I don't know what she was selling when she pretended she liked him.
sell: A saddle “Vaulting ambition o'erleaps its sell” (Macbeth, i 7) (Latin, sella; French, selle ) Window sill is the Anglo-Saxon syl (a basement) “He left his loftie steed with golden sell ” Spenser: FaÃ«rie Queene, ii 2 Sell, sold Made a captive, as a purchased slave St Paul says he was “sold under sin” (Rom vii 14), (Anglo-Saxon, sell-an, to give ) A sell A “do,” a deception, a “takein ” Street vendors who take in the unwary with catchpennies, chuckle like hens when they have laid an egg, “Sold again, and got the money!”
sell: {v} to part with for a price, trade or deal in, deliver up
sell: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles
sell: To act appropriately to get over a bump or an angle with the crowd
sell: Acting hurt when a move has been applied
sell: Indicates you already own a security and wish to transfer ownership in exchange for money
sell: an order to liquidate a long position or to go short
sell: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
sell: A saddle for a horse
sell: To agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money
sell: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
sell: A cell; a house
sell: To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray
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"
sell: Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell
sell: If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas
sell: disapproval If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. a man who would sell his soul for political viability
sell: to receive money for -- " later sold it for $10,300 " (182)
sell: If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him
sell: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
sell: A sill
sell: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
sell: Selling a contract, or taking a 'Short' position reflects the belief that the price of the contract will be lower in the future than the current price, or that the price is currently in a downward trend
sell: If someone sells their body, they have sex for money. 85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living
sell: An imposition; a cheat; a hoax
sell: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
sell: To promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end
sell: (verb) The act of receiving an opponent's move and making it look impressive A good wrestler is one who not only knows how to perform moves well, but also knows how to make his opponent's moves look good An example of a wrestler who does not sell moves well is the Ultimate Warrior
sell: A seat or stool
sell: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
sell: To practice selling commodities
sell: If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it. Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value
sell: To sell a security you own
sell: Self
sell: To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat
sell: A throne or lofty seat
sell: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"
sell: offer for sale, as in: I will sell you my car for $2,000
sell: {i} method of selling, sales technique; scam, fraud, deceit (Slang)
sell: If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews The directors sold the business for £14.8 million It's not a very good time to sell at the moment
sell: If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. They need to improve their image -- they are selling themselves short
sell: A saddle
sell: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell" persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" 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" be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" 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
sell: {f} offer for a price, offer for purchase; be offered for a price, be offered for purchase; deal, trade; betray; attract buyers, cause someone to buy something; cheat, deceive
sell: In professional wrestling, to pretend that an opponents blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act
sell: Selling an options contract that you don't already own The writer is the person taking on the risk, (underwriting the risk) Someone who sells an options contract they already own is not a writer, they are just closing an existing position An option writer is said to be "short" the option they wrote
sell: You can sell (redeem) shares from your existing mutual fund account online The price of the shares sold before 4: 00 PM ET will be determined by the market's closing price on that business day The price of shares sold after 4: 00 PM ET will be at the next business day's closing price For more information, see SELL in Online Help
sell: As in "sell a hand" In a spread limit game, this means to bet less than the maximum when you have a very strong hand, hoping players will call whereas they would not have called a maximum bet
sell: To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money
sell: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
sell: A Transaction Type for the selling of a security A sell creates a closed lot since it is the closing transaction for an open lot
sell: If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there. It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs Bean sprouts are also sold in cans
sell: To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price
sell: If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one. She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own paper shredder She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients An employee sold him on the notion that cable was the medium of the future You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning
sell: vend