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Definition sell in British English

sell verb

verb
/sel/
1

to exchange something for money

Example

They've already sold over two million copies of their record.

Example

I don't think dealers sell these cars at much of a profit.

Example

My uncle buys and sells antiques for a living.

Synonyms and related words
disintermediate mis-sell upsell
1.1

to persuade someone to buy something from a business that employs you

Example

I sold one customer five pairs of shoes yesterday.

Synonyms and related words
disintermediate mis-sell upsell
1.2

a shop that sells a particular product has a supply of it for customers to buy

Example

Do you think they sell children's books here?

Synonyms and related words
disintermediate mis-sell upsell
1.3

if something sells, people buy it

Example

Designer clothes don't really sell much in the smaller towns.

Example

Her new book sold very well in the first six months.

Synonyms and related words
sell fetch retail
2

to be a quality that makes people want to buy, have, or do something

Example

Sex and violence have sold a lot of cinema tickets.

Synonyms and related words
inspire attract interest
3

to persuade someone to do, have, or use something

Example

I don't think we could sell the idea to our partners.

Synonyms and related words
encourage persuade convince
Definition sell in British English

Related Words

Words related to sell:

hard sell (noun) mis-sell (verb) past its sell-by date (phrase) sell (verb) sell (noun) sell off (phrasal verb) sell on (phrasal verb) sell out (phrasal verb) sell sheet (noun) sell someone down the river (phrase) sell someone short (phrase) sell tickets on yourself (phrase) sell your body (phrase) sell your soul (to the devil) (phrase) sell yourself (phrase) sell-by date (noun) sell-off (noun) sell-out (noun) soft sell (noun) use-by date (noun)