sell
verb
uk
/sel/ us
/sel/ sold | soldsell verb (MONEY)
A2 [ I or T ]
[ + two objects ] I sold him my car/I sold my car to him for $600.
We'll be selling the tickets at/for £50 each.
- sellAre you selling your car?
- retailThe company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.
- deal inThey mainly deal in rare books.
- divestUS The investors divested themselves of the company's stock.
- sell offThe company is selling off the less profitable parts of its business.
A2 [ I or T ]
How much does the phone sell for?
- costHiring a car for the week will cost close to £300!
- beThe cakes were £1.50 each or two for £2.
- sell forThe tickets sell for £100 each.
- fetchThe medieval manuscript fetched a record-breaking £1.2 million at auction.
- go for somethingHouses around here usually go for about £500,000.
- set someone back (something)Phew, that ring looks like it set you back.
sell verb (PERSUADE)
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen.
- ambulance chasing
- argumentation
- badger
- be/go on at someone idiom
- blag
- blagger
- go on phrasal verb
- goad someone into something/doing something
- hortatory
- hustle
- incitation
- incite someone to something/do something
- persuade
- persuasion
- sales pitch
- talk someone out of something phrasal verb
- talk someone round phrasal verb
- talk your way into/out of something idiom
- twist someone around your little finger idiom
- twist someone's arm idiom