sell
Noun
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is a type of: sale - the general activity of selling
Verb
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referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)entail: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebodysubtypes:
- clear - sell
- negociate - sell or discount
- scalp - sell illegally, as on the black market
- bootleg - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
- sell short - sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
- remainder - sell cheaply as remainders
- resell - sell (something) again after having bought it
- syndicate - sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations
- deaccession - sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
- sell off - get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices
- fob off, foist off, palm off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
- realise, realize - convert into cash; of goods and property
- auction, auction off, auctioneer - sell at an auction
- retail - sell on the retail market
- wholesale - sell in large quantities
- sacrifice - sell at a loss
- dump, underprice - sell at artificially low prices
- undercut, undersell - sell cheaper than one's competition
- dispose - give, sell, or transfer to another
- move - dispose of by selling
- prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for money
verb group: sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way -
is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes:
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is a type of: persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)is a type of: transact - conduct businesssubtypes:
- push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- deal - sell
- black marketeer - deal on the black market
- pyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
- market - deal in a market
- hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend - sell or offer for sale from place to place
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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subtypes: double cross - betray by double-dealingsame as: betrayverb group: sell - give up for a price or reward
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