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Meaning of sell

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sell

Pronunciation:/sɛl/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of selling.

    Example: This is going to be a tough sell.

  2. An easy task.

  3. An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.

verb

Definitions

  1. (ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

    Example: I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.

  2. To be sold.

    Example: The corn sold for a good price.

  3. To promote a product or service.

  4. To promote a particular viewpoint.

    Example: My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.

sell

Pronunciation:/sɛl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).

    Example: He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː "dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ".