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sell

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verb

/ˈsɛl/ sells; sold /ˈsoʊld/; selling

to exchange (something) for money [+ obj]

He sold his car.

He buys and remodels houses and then sells them at a profit.

She sold him a watch for $20. = She sold a watch to him for $20. [no obj]

Stock prices are increasing, so now is a good time to sell. - opposite buy

[+ obj] :to make (something) available to be bought

Only a few stores sell that type of equipment.

She sells insurance. [=she has the job of selling insurance to people]

He is selling his car for $1,000. [=he is offering his car for sale at a price of $1,000]

[no obj] :to be able to be bought for a particular price - + for or at

Those cookies sell for a dollar apiece.

All items in the store are selling at half price.

[no obj] :to be bought by someone or by many people

That house still hasn't sold. [=no one has bought that house]

The houses in that neighborhood aren't selling. [=people aren't buying the houses that are for sale in that neighborhood]

They hope the new version will sell better than the old one. [=they hope that more people will buy the new version]

The dictionary is selling well. [=many people are buying copies of the dictionary]

The newest model just didn't sell. [=very few people bought it]

[+ obj] - used to say how many copies of something have been sold

Their first album sold more than a million copies. [=more than a million copies of the album were bought]

to cause people to want to buy (something) :to cause the sale of (something) [+ obj]

His name on the cover sells the book. [no obj]

Good advertising sells.

[+ obj] :to persuade someone to accept or approve of (something or someone)

He had a difficult time selling his theory to other scientists.

You will really have to sell yourself at the interview to get that job.

sell a pup

xem pup

sell off

[phrasal verb]

sell (something) off or sell off (something) :to sell (something) especially for a low price in order to get rid of it quickly or to get money that you need

He sold off his car so he could move overseas.

The family plans to sell some of the property off. - see also sell-off

sell on

[phrasal verb]

sell (someone) on (something) :to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something)

He tried to sell them on the value of the project he was proposing. - often used as (be) sold on

She wasn't sold on the idea. [=she wasn't convinced that it was a good idea]

sell out

[phrasal verb]

to be bought until no more are available :to be entirely sold

Tickets to the concert sold out quickly.

The book has sold out in stores across the country.

to sell the entire amount of something

Many stores sold out quickly when the book was first published.

The concert sold out quickly. [=all the tickets to the concert were quickly bought]

c be sold out :to have sold the entire amount of something

Are there any more tickets? No, I'm sorry, We're (all) sold out. [=we've sold all the tickets] - often + of

The store was sold out of milk again. [=there was no milk at the store because it had all been sold]

d sell (something) out or sell out (something) :to sell all of (something)

The tickets were (all) sold out quickly. [=all of the tickets were sold quickly]

to sell all that you own of a business, company, etc.

In the end, the other owners forced her to sell out.

disapproving :to do something that does not agree with your beliefs, values, etc., especially in order to make money

Many of the band's fans accused them of selling out when they started appearing in television commercials.

The union sees the deal as selling out to management. [=the union sees the deal as going against their principles and favoring management]

sell (someone) out or sell out (someone) informal :to do something that harms or causes trouble for (someone who trusted you) in order to get something for yourself :to betray (someone)

She sold out her accomplices [=she told police who her accomplices were] in exchange for a lower sentence. - see also sellout, sold-out

sell (someone) down the river

informal :to do something that harms (someone who trusted you) especially in order to get something for yourself :to betray (someone)

I can't believe my best friend would sell me down the river.

sell (someone or something) short

to put too low a value on the ability, importance, or quality of (someone or something)

Don't sell yourself short. You have some great skills and experience.

I think you're selling the book short; it's a lot more interesting than that.

sell up

[phrasal verb] Brit :to sell your possessions, business, etc., especially so that you can move away

They were forced to sell up and go out of business.

sell your body

to accept money in exchange for sex

sell your soul (to the devil)

to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest

He has sold his soul (to the devil) for fame and prosperity.

noun

plural sells

[count] chiefly US :something that is sold - used to say that it is easy or difficult to get people to buy or accept something; usually singular

Her new novel was an easy sell. [=her new novel sold well; many people wanted to buy it]

We need to raise taxes, but that's a tough sell. [=it's hard to persuade people to accept a tax increase] - see also hard sell, soft sell

* Các từ tương tự:
sell-by date, seller, seller's market, selling point, selling price, sell-off, Sellotape, sellout