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Definition sell

Etymology 1

From Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan (“give; give up for money”), from Proto-Germanic *saljan?. Compare Danish sælge, Swedish sälja, Icelandic selja.

Verb

sell (third-person singular simple present sells, present participle selling, simple past and past participle sold)

1. (transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
2. (ergative) To be sold.
3. To promote a product or service.
4. To promote a particular viewpoint.
5. To betray for money.
6. (slang) To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
7. (professional wrestling, slang) To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.

Noun

sell (plural sells)

1. An act of selling.
2. An easy task.
3. (colloquial, dated) An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.

Etymology 2

From French selle, from Latin sella.

Noun

sell (plural sells)

1. (obsolete) A seat or stool.
2. (archaic) A saddle.

Etymology 3

From Old Saxon seill or Old Norse seil. Cognate with Dutch zeel (“rope”), German Seil (“rope”).

Noun

sell (plural sells)

1. (regional, obsolete) A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).

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