sell

Noun
  1. The activity of persuading someone to buy (synset 101117483)
    "it was a hard sell"
    is a type of: sale - the general activity of selling
Verb
  1. Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (synset 202247246)
    "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
    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 somebody
    is a type of: change, exchange, interchange - give to, and receive from, one another
    subtypes:
    • 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
  2. Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way (synset 202733758)
    "These books sell like hot cakes"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes:
    • retail - be sold at the retail level
    • trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
    verb group:
    • sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    • deal, sell, trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
  3. Persuade somebody to accept something (synset 200769680)
    "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
    is a type of: persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
  4. Do business;
    Offer for sale as for one's livelihood (synset 202249738)
    "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
    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 business
    subtypes:
    same as: deal, trade
    verb group:
    • deal - sell
    • sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
  5. Give up for a price or reward (synset 202240448)
    "She sold her principles for a successful career"
    is a type of: cede, deliver, give up, surrender - relinquish possession or control over
    verb group: betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery
  6. Be approved of or gain acceptance (synset 202754230)
    "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  7. Be responsible for the sale of (synset 202754081)
    "All her publicity sold the products"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  8. Deliver to an enemy by treachery (synset 202543073)
    "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
    is a type of: cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
    subtypes: double cross - betray by double-dealing
    same as: betray
    verb group: sell - give up for a price or reward

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