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Sell Sold Sth Satmak Transitive Past Sb Verb

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Kind verb
Front sell 
IPA  /sel   / verb (past tense, past participle sold /səʊld   /)
Back satmak
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sell (verb)

 /sel   / verb (past tense, past participle sold /səʊld   /)
 
EXCHANGE FOR MONEY
1 [intransitive, transitive]
 sell (sb) (sth) (at/for sth); sell (sth) (to sb) (at/for sth)
to give sth to sb who pays for it and is then the owner of it
satmak
 We are going to sell our car.
 I sold my guitar to my neighbour for £200.
 Would you sell me your ticket?
 I offered them a lot of money but they wouldn't sell.
 He sold his business at an enormous profit.
 2 [transitive]
to offer sth for people to buy
satmak, satışa sunmak
 Excuse me, do you sell stamps?
 to sell insurance/advertising space
 That shop sells some beautiful jewellery.
BE BOUGHT
3 [intransitive, transitive]
to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned
(iyi) satmak, alıcı bulmak;
satılmak, (… fiyata) gitmek
 These watches sell at £1 000 each in the shops but you can have this one for £500.
 Her books sell well abroad.
 This paper sells over a million copies a day.
PERSUADE
4 [transitive]
to make people want to buy sth
sattırmak
 They rely on advertising to sell their products.
 5 [transitive]
sell sth/yourself to sb
to persuade sb to accept sth; to persuade sb that you are the right person for a job, position, etc.
satmak, kabul ettirmek
 Now we have to try and sell the idea to the management.
 You really have to sell yourself at a job interview.
 noun for senses 1 to 4 is sale
IDIOM
be sold on sth
(informal)
to be very enthusiastic about sth
istekli olmak
PHRASAL VERBS
sell sth off
to sell sth in order to get rid of it, often at a low price
elden çıkarmak
 The shops sell their remaining winter clothes off in the spring sales.
sell out; be sold out
(used about tickets for a concert, football game, etc.) to be all sold
 (bilet) satılmak, tükenmek
 All the tickets sold out within two hours.
 The concert was sold out weeks ago.
sell out (of sth); be sold out (of sth)
to sell all of sth so that no more is/are available to be bought
tükenmek;
elinde olmamak
 I'm afraid we've sold out of bread.
sell up
to sell everything you own, especially your house, your business, etc. (in order to start a new life, move to another country, etc.)
varını yoğunu satmak
 When his wife died he sold up and moved to the coast.
 

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