1. to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain betray —often used with out
sell out their country
2. to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money)
3. to offer for sale
4. to give up in return for something else especially foolishly or dishonorably
sold his birthright for a mess of pottage
5. to exact a price for
sold their lives dearly
6. to deliver into slavery for money
7. to give into the power of another
sold his soul to the devil
8. to deliver the personal services of for money
9. to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty
sold their votes
10. to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of gain acceptance for
trying to sell a program to the Congress
11. to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something
sell children on reading
12. to impose on cheat
13. to cause or promote the sale of
using television advertising to sell cereal
14. to make or attempt to make sales to
15. to influence or induce to make a purchase
16. to achieve a sale of
sold a million copies
17. to dispose of something by sale
thinks now is a good time to sell
18. to achieve a sale also to achieve satisfactory sales
hoped that the new line would sell
19. to have a specified price
20. to betray the faith of
21. to make a short sale
22. to fail to value properly underestimate
23. a deliberate deception hoax
24. the act or an instance of selling
25. something to be sold or caused to be accepted
the new mystery novel was an easy sell also someone to whom something is sold
the new purchasing agent was a tough sell
26. saddle
27. to exchange (something) for money
28. to make (something) available to be bought
29. to be able to be bought for a particular price
30. to exchange in return for money or something else of value
He sold his bike to my brother.
31. to make available for sale
The store sells shoes.
32. to be sold or priced
The new product is selling well. These sell for a dollar apiece.
33. to be bought until all are gone
Tickets quickly sold out.
34. to betray a person or duty
They sold out their country.
35. to transfer ownership of by sale — compare barter, convey, give
36. to dispose of something by sale make a sale — compare donate
37. to sell something one does not own make a short sale