sell

sell

to transfer goods or render services in exchange for money: sell the car
Not to be confused with:cell – a small room as in a convent or prison; basic structural unit of all organisms: a one-celled animal

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C0188700 (sĕl)v. sold (sōld), sell·ing, sells v.tr.1. To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent: We sold our old car for a modest sum.2. To offer or have available for sale: The store sells health foods.3. To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward: sell one's soul to the devil.4. To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of: a book that sold a million copies.5. a. To bring about or encourage sales of; promote: Good publicity sold the product.b. To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully: We sold the proposal to the school committee.6. To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something: They sold me on the idea.v.intr.1. To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling: Are any of the fruit vendors still selling?2. To be sold or be on sale: Grapes are selling high this season.3. To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market: an item that doesn't sell.4. To be approved of; gain acceptance: an idea that just wouldn't sell.n.1. An act or instance of selling: ordered a sell of his shares in the company.2. Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way: Their program to raise taxes will be a difficult sell.3. Slang A deception; a hoax.Phrasal Verbs: sell off To get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices. sell out1. To sell all of a supply of something: We have sold out of that model.2. To cause (someone) to have sold an entire supply of something: The bakery is sold out of those pastries.3. To be entirely sold: Her new novel has sold out.4. Slang To betray one's principles or colleagues: He sold out to the other side. sell through To be purchased as a retail item by a customer: The clothes are in the store, but they aren't selling through.Idioms: sell a bill of goods Informal To take unfair advantage of. sell down the river Informal To betray the trust or faith of. sell short1. To contract for the sale of securities or commodities one expects to own at a later date and at more advantageous terms.2. To underestimate the true value or worth of: Don't sell your colleague short; she's a smart lawyer.

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[Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan, to give, sell.]

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sell′a·ble adj.

sell

(sɛl) vb, sells, selling or sold1. to dispose of or transfer or be disposed of or transferred to a purchaser in exchange for money or other consideration; put or be on sale2. to deal in (objects, property, etc): he sells used cars for a living. 3. (tr) to give up or surrender for a price or reward: to sell one's honour. 4. to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc): publicity sells many products. 5. to induce or gain acceptance of: to sell an idea. 6. (intr) to be in demand on the market: these dresses sell well in the spring. 7. (tr) informal to deceive or cheat8. (foll by: on) to persuade to accept or approve (of): to sell a buyer on a purchase. 9. sell down the river informal to betray10. sell oneself a. to convince someone else of one's potential or worthb. to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc11. informal to disparage or belittle12. (Banking & Finance) finance to sell securities or goods without owning them in anticipation of buying them before delivery at a lower pricen13. the act or an instance of selling. Compare hard sell, soft sell14. informal a. a trick, hoax, or deceptionb. Irish a great disappointment: the service in the hotel was a sell. [Old English sellan to lend, deliver; related to Old Norse selja to sell, Gothic saljan to offer sacrifice, Old High German sellen to sell, Latin cōnsilium advice] ˈsellable adj

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v. sold, sell•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods or property) or render (services) in exchange for money. 2. to deal in; keep or offer for sale: to sell insurance. 3. to make a sale or offer for sale to. 4. to persuade or induce to buy. 5. to promote or effect the sale of: Packaging sells many products. 6. to achieve sales of: The record sold a million copies. 7. to cause to be accepted, esp. generally or widely: to sell an idea to the public. 8. to cause or persuade to accept, approve of, or see the value of: to sell the voters on a candidate; to sell oneself at a job interview. 9. to surrender or deliver improperly or dishonorably in return for profit or advantage: to sell one's soul for power; to sell votes. 10. to betray. 11. to force or exact a price for: They sold their lives dearly. 12. to cheat or hoax. v.i. 13. to make a sale of something; transfer goods or property in exchange for money. 14. to offer something for sale. 15. to be offered for sale at the price indicated (fol. by at or for). 16. to engage or be employed in selling something. 17. to promote sales. 18. to be in demand by buyers: On a rainy day, umbrellas really sell. 19. to win acceptance, approval, or adoption: an idea that will sell. 20. sell off, to rid oneself of by selling, esp. at reduced prices: to sell off last year's designs. 21. sell out, a. to dispose of entirely by selling. b. to betray (an associate, principles, a cause, etc.). c. to betray one's principles. n. 22. an act or method of selling. 23. Informal. a cheat; hoax. [before 900; Middle English (v.), Old English sellan orig., to give, hence, give up (someone) to an enemy, betray, exchange for money, c. Old Frisian sella, Old Saxon sellian, Old High German sellen, Old Norse selja to hand over, deliver, Gothic saljan to sacrifice] sell′a•ble, adj.

sell

Past participle: sold
Gerund: selling

Imperative
sell
sell

Present
I sell
you sell
he/she/it sells
we sell
you sell
they sell

Preterite
I sold
you sold
he/she/it sold
we sold
you sold
they sold

Present Continuous
I am selling
you are selling
he/she/it is selling
we are selling
you are selling
they are selling

Present Perfect
I have sold
you have sold
he/she/it has sold
we have sold
you have sold
they have sold

Past Continuous
I was selling
you were selling
he/she/it was selling
we were selling
you were selling
they were selling

Past Perfect
I had sold
you had sold
he/she/it had sold
we had sold
you had sold
they had sold

Future
I will sell
you will sell
he/she/it will sell
we will sell
you will sell
they will sell

Future Perfect
I will have sold
you will have sold
he/she/it will have sold
we will have sold
you will have sold
they will have sold

Future Continuous
I will be selling
you will be selling
he/she/it will be selling
we will be selling
you will be selling
they will be selling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been selling
you have been selling
he/she/it has been selling
we have been selling
you have been selling
they have been selling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been selling
you will have been selling
he/she/it will have been selling
we will have been selling
you will have been selling
they will have been selling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been selling
you had been selling
he/she/it had been selling
we had been selling
you had been selling
they had been selling

Conditional
I would sell
you would sell
he/she/it would sell
we would sell
you would sell
they would sell

Past Conditional
I would have sold
you would have sold
he/she/it would have sold
we would have sold
you would have sold
they would have sold

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"sale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
Verb	1.	sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"negociate - sell or discount; "negociate securities"scalp - sell illegally, as on the black marketbootleg - sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"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 profitremainder - sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"resell - sell (something) again after having bought itsyndicate - sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stationsdeaccession - sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"sell off - get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise"fob off, foist off, palm off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceiverealise, realize - convert into cash; of goods and propertyauction, auction off, auctioneer - sell at an auctionretail - sell on the retail marketwholesale - sell in large quantitiesexchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"sacrifice - sell at a lossunderprice, dump - sell at artificially low pricesundercut, undersell - sell cheaper than one's competitiondispose - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"prostitute - sell one's body; exchange sex for moneysell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
	2.	sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"sell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"retail - be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
	3.	sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
	4.	sell - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"trade, dealcommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"deal - sell; "deal hashish"black marketeer - deal on the black marketpyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid dealmarket - deal in a markethawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch - sell or offer for sale from place to placesell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
	5.	sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"cede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
	6.	sell - be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	7.	sell - be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	8.	sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"betraysell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"double cross - betray by double-dealingcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with

sell

verb1. trade, dispose of, offer for sale, exchange, barter, vend, put up for sale, auction off I sold everything I owned except for my car and books.
trade buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure2. deal in, market, trade in, carry, stock, handle, retail, hawk, merchandise, peddle, traffic in, vend, offer for sale, be in the business of It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs.
deal in buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure3. be priced at, cost, go for, sell at, be, be trading at, retail at Grain sells at ten times usual prices.4. be bought, go, move, be purchased The company believes the products will sell well.5. promote, get across, put across, win approval for, persuade someone to accept, bring someone round to, gain acceptance for, get acceptance for She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients.sell out1. be bought up, be sold out, be gone, be exhausted, be depleted Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.2. (Informal) betray your ideals, abandon your principles, demean yourself, degrade yourself He will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics.sell out of something run out of, be fresh out of, be cleaned out of, be out of stock of Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins.sell someone out double-cross, fail, give away (informal), stab in the back, rat on (informal), sell down the river (informal), break faith with, play false His business partner had sold him out.sell someone short1. swindle, cheat, fleece, defraud, overcharge, short-change, sting (informal), give short measure to Selling their fans short in such a way is not acceptable.2. underestimate, undervalue, look down on, belittle, disparage, underrate, deprecate, minimize, make light of, set no store by, misprize These are boys who were sold short during their schooldays.

sell

verb1. To offer for sale:deal (in), handle, market, merchandise, merchant, peddle, retail, trade (in), vend.2. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way.Also used with on:argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), talk into.phrasal verb
sell for1. To achieve (a certain price):bring (in), fetch, realize.2. To require a specified price:cost, go for.phrasal verb
sell offTo get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:close out, dump, sell out, unload.phrasal verb
sell out1. To get rid of completely by selling, especially in quantity or at a discount:close out, dump, sell off, unload.2. Slang. To be treacherous to:betray, double-cross.Slang: rat (on).Idiom: sell down the river .nounSlang. Market appeal:marketability, marketableness, salability, salableness.

Translations

出售卖销路使...畅销

sell

(sel) – past tense, past participle sold (sould) – verb1. to give something in exchange for money. He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell. 出售 卖，出售 2. to have for sale. The farmer sells milk and eggs. 販賣 卖3. to be sold. His book sold well. 賣得(好或不好) 销路4. to cause to be sold. Packaging sells a product. 有助於銷售 使...畅销ˌsell-out noun1. an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold. His concert was a sell-out. 門票銷售一空 脱销，售完 2. a betrayal. The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape. 出賣 背叛be sold on to be enthusiastic about. I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada. 熱中於 热中于be sold out1. to be no longer available. The second-hand records are all sold out; The concert is sold out. 銷售一空 销售一空2. to have no more available to be bought. We are sold out of children's socks. 賣光 售完sell down the river to betray. The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates. 出賣 出卖sell off to sell quickly and cheaply. They're selling off their old stock. 廉價出清 廉价出售sell out1. (sometimes with of) to sell all of something. We sold out our entire stock. 賣光 卖光2. to be all sold. The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting. 銷售一空 卖光sell up to sell a house, business etc. He has sold up his share of the business. 出售(房子、公司股票) 拍卖

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