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• i recently sold my bike.
• his father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.
• the board agreed to sell the company.
• the shares were sold in the open market.

sell

Verb Forms

1. to give something to somebody in exchange for money
• I recently sold my bike.
• His father went bankrupt and the family had to sell their home.
• The board agreed to sell the company.
• The shares were sold in the open market.
• We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.
• The council is planning to sell the land to developers for housing.
• I sold my car to James for £800.
• I sold James my car for £800.
• They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it).
• They sold at a loss.
• They never buy more than they can sell at a good price.

Extra Examples

• It will be hard to sell 3 000 tickets.
• The company has been forced to sell land to recoup some of the losses.
• The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million.
• The property proved hard to sell.
• They are still trying to sell their house.
• This medicine is sold over the counter.
• Your broker has the right to sell your shares.
2. to offer something for people to buy
• COMPARE cross-selling
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• Most supermarkets sell a range of organic products.
• Do you sell stamps?
• to sell insurance
• His books are sold worldwide.
• She decided to sell her work in order to support her family.
• They began selling spectacles in 1783.
• We sell these little notebooks at €1 each.

Extra Examples

• Many banks are willing to buy and sell shares on behalf of customers.
• 90 percent of the goods sold in its stores were made in Britain.
• Increasing numbers of drugs are licensed to be sold over the counter.
3. to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned
• The book sold well and was reprinted many times.
• The new design just didn't sell (= nobody bought it).
• The magazine sells 300 000 copies a week.
• Their last album sold millions.
• The novel was expected to sell between 1 000 and 1 500 copies.
• The pens sell for just 50p each.
4. to make people want to buy something
• You may not like it but advertising sells.
• It is quality not price that sells our products.
5. to persuade somebody that something is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade somebody that you are the right person for a job, position, etc.
• Now we have to try and sell the idea to management.
• You really have to sell yourself at a job interview.
6. to accept money or a reward from somebody for doing something that is against your principles
7. to be very enthusiastic about something
• We were really sold on the idea.
8. to be bought quickly or in great numbers
9. to have sex with somebody in exchange for money
10. to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help
11. to sell a country's assets, such as land or property, to foreign owners
• The government is happy to keep selling off the farm.
12. to sell somebody something/to buy something that has no value or is worth much less than the price paid
13. to not value somebody/yourself highly enough and show this by the way you treat or present them/yourself
14. to do anything, even something really bad or dishonest, in return for money, success or power

Word Origin

• Old English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily following a request’.