■ verb ( past and past participle sold )
1》 hand over (something) in exchange for money.
↘deal in.
↘be subject to a specified demand on the market: the book didn't ~ well.
↘( ~ out ) ~ all of one's stock of something.
↘( ~ up ) Brit. ~ all of one's possessions or assets.
↘( ~ oneself ) have sex in exchange for money.
2》 persuade someone of the merits of.
↘( ~ someone on ) make someone enthusiastic about.
3》 ( ~ out ) abandon one's principles for reasons of expedience.
↘( ~ someone out ) betray someone for one's own financial or material benefit.
4》 archaic trick or deceive.
■ noun informal
1》 an act of ~ing or attempting to ~.
2》 Brit. a disappointment.
Phrases
~ someone/thing short fail to recognize or state the true value of someone or something.
~ one's soul ( to the devil ) be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one's objective.
Derivatives
~able adjective
Origin
OE ~an (v.), of Gmc origin.