sell

nouns

the activity of persuading someone to buy
"it was a hard sell"
sell
is a type of (narrower)
the general activity of selling
"they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"
sale

verbs

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
is derived from
seller
is derived from
selling
antonym
buy
verb group
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
"These books sell like hot cakes"
sell
entails
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
"I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
give
domain category
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
is a type of (narrower)
give to, and receive from, one another
"Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
change, exchange, interchange
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
"These books sell like hot cakes"
sell
is derived from
selling
verb group
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
verb group
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
"She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
deal, sell, trade
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be
persuade somebody to accept something
"The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
sell
is a type of (narrower)
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!"
persuade
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
"She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
deal, sell, trade
is derived from
seller
is derived from
selling
give up for a price or reward
"She sold her principles for a successful career"
sell
verb group
deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
betray, sell
is a type of (narrower)
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
cede, deliver, give up, surrender
be approved of or gain acceptance
"The new idea sold well in certain circles"
sell
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be
be responsible for the sale of
"All her publicity sold the products"
sell
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be
deliver to an enemy by treachery
"Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
betray, sell