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Word: Sell
Speech Type: Verb
Old English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily in response to a request’
sɛl
give or hand over (something) in exchange for money
Short Definition:give or hand over something in exchange for money
Examples:- they had sold the car
- the family business had been sold off
- I was trying to sell him my butterfly collection
persuade someone of the merits of
Short Definition:persuade someone of merits of
Examples:- he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky
- he just won't sell himself
trick or deceive (someone)
Short Definition:trick or deceive
Examples:- what we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town
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