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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English sellan (“‘give’”), later "give up for money", from Proto-Germanic *saljanan.
Verb
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Infinitive to sell |
Third person singular sells |
Simple past sold |
Past participle sold |
Present participle selling |
to sell (third-person singular simple present sells, present participle selling, simple past and past participle sold)
- (transitive or intransitive) To agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
- I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.
- Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- This old stock will never sell.
- (idiomatic) To promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.
- I don't know what she was selling when she pretended she liked him.
- To trick, or cheat someone.
- (professional wrestling, slang) To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from sell
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Translations
to agree to transfer goods or provide services
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Quotations
- To trick, or cheat someone.
- , Mark Twain, Chapter 23, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
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- House was jammed again that night, and we sold this crowd the same way.
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Noun
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Singular sell |
Plural sells |
sell (plural sells)
- An act of selling.
- This is going to be a tough sell.
- An easy task.
- 1922: What a sell for Lena! - Katherine Mansfield, The Doll's House (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 354)
Etymology 2
From French selle from Latin sella.
Alternative spellings
- selle (obsolete)
Noun
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Singular sell |
Plural sells |
sell (plural sells)
Anagrams
- ells,
Breton
Noun
sell
Scots
Etymology
From Old English sellan.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɛl/
Verb
tae sell (third-person singular simple present sells, present participle sellin, simple past sellt or sauld, past participle sellt or sauld)
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Infinitive tae sell |
Third person singular sells |
Present participle sellin |
- To sell.
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How do I sell my new designer clothes to shops and dealing with them in the future?
Q. I am a clothes designer and produce my clothes in Sri Lanka. I wish to sell my clothes here in the local market. I would appreciate any advice on how to sell the clothes to shops and then collecting the cheques from the sales they make. However, from past experience they never give full payment of sold clothes until we collect all stock from the shop, how do I over come this problem?
Asked by d_bond74 - Mon Jun 16 06:41:48 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Most shop owner are willing to take in consignment provided yours design are same as their target group. You probably cant put funky t-shirt on their rack if they are selling executive suit. Make agreement with them that you will do a stock check & collect payment which ever is sold at the end of the month. Back yourself with your company agreement form, state quatity for them to sign & chop. When you doing consignment with new shop owner just put some to test out. There are really few bunch of unethical businessman out there, that alway drag payment or dont even pay. Dont ever do business with them again no matter what they offer. Gd luck business need time to test out & grow. :
Answered by seedace - Mon Jun 16 08:44:23 2008
Q. I am a clothes designer and produce my clothes in Sri Lanka. I wish to sell my clothes here in the local market. I would appreciate any advice on how to sell the clothes to shops and then collecting the cheques from the sales they make. However, from past experience they never give full payment of sold clothes until we collect all stock from the shop, how do I over come this problem?
Asked by d_bond74 - Mon Jun 16 06:41:48 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Most shop owner are willing to take in consignment provided yours design are same as their target group. You probably cant put funky t-shirt on their rack if they are selling executive suit. Make agreement with them that you will do a stock check & collect payment which ever is sold at the end of the month. Back yourself with your company agreement form, state quatity for them to sign & chop. When you doing consignment with new shop owner just put some to test out. There are really few bunch of unethical businessman out there, that alway drag payment or dont even pay. Dont ever do business with them again no matter what they offer. Gd luck business need time to test out & grow. :
Answered by seedace - Mon Jun 16 08:44:23 2008
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