noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a book seller (= a person, shop, or company selling books )
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High street book sellers are experiencing a drop in sales.
seller's market
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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With reports of a big seller , Vodafone suffered a short-lived dip to 351p.
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It was an electronic piano keyboard, a rip-off of the Yamaha instrument that was a big Christmas seller in the States.
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Again, Jurassic Park is among the biggest sellers .
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The bank was a big seller of six-year bonds yesterday, traders said.
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The biggest seller is Tracy Island, a £32.99 model of the organisation's secret base, complete with collapsing palm trees.
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Hockey-related video and computer games are big sellers .
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Crime is not the only big seller .
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It became the biggest seller of stocks and bonds by slowly building an investment bank on top of its traditional brokerage business.
good
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His album Stars was last year's best seller and spawned a string of hit singles.
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Her book became an international best seller .
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Alcohol and western cigarettes are best sellers .
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Q.. What makes a book a best seller ?
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Newspapers and magazines carry extensive coverage of diet and health topics and diet books are among the best sellers .
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The man who made a best seller out of a defamatory rant now wants to make a best seller out of repentance.
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Voice over Mrs De Winter is already tipped as being one of the best sellers this year.
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Convinced it had a best seller on its hands, Random House came up with the unorthodox idea of relaunching the book.
hot
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San Francisco has been the hottest seller since single-game tickets went on sale.
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Among hot sellers , 16 out of 21 wound up doing worse than the Standard&038;.
major
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So to the major sellers of 1993.
short
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But not all money managers will look back on 1995 fondly. Short sellers took it on the chin last year.
top
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The top 10 sellers last month were: Ford Escort, 12,063.
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Peugeot saw a fall, despite pushing 205 and 405 ranges into the top 10 best sellers for the month.
unpaid
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Thus a seller who in the normal way has accepted a cheque which is later dishonoured, is an unpaid seller.
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It is of course possible for the unpaid seller to re-sell the goods in circumstances where he has no right to do so.
■ NOUN
newspaper
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Ken also played a man selling luminous leprechauns and a newspaper seller talking inconsequential nonsense to the proprietor of a coffee stall.
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The newspaper seller who barks his wares at the corner of Baker Street is a talented example of his profession.
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Time allowed 07:00 Read in studio A newspaper seller has become a father ... at the age of 78.
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See that newspaper seller , Watson?
■ VERB
accept
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Momentarily at least, the deposit is willingly accepted by the seller .
act
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You might then telephone the agent and find out who is acting for the seller .
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Here are some points on this agenda when you act for a seller , mortgagor or lessor. 1.
allow
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For instance, a contract of sale might include a term allowing the seller to alter the delivery date.
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Similarly, breach of condition by the buyer allows the seller to treat the contract as repudiated and terminate it.
become
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All books are welcome, and so are all purchasers, as Oxfam hopes the book appeal becomes a best seller .
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Her book became an international best seller .
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So Dall became the seller , although he actually needed to buy.
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Published in 1978, the book, with the same title as the play, became a best seller .
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Noble stores before the relaunch, believes it will become a best seller this time around.
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It became the biggest seller of stocks and bonds by slowly building an investment bank on top of its traditional brokerage business.
hold
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Rees J. held that nevertheless the sellers were liable for all the dam age.
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It was held that the seller made a misrepresentation.
sell
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In the case of selling part, the seller does, of course, retain the original deeds packet.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a buyer's/seller's market
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Both buyer and seller should agree on the terms before the contract is signed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Monopolists are not regulated by the will of society as are competitive sellers.
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So Dall became the seller , although he actually needed to buy.
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The seller thus wants to make acceptance as quick, simple and decisive as possible.
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The sellers may act as trustees for sale, and sell in that capacity.
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They are hidden because such taxes are typically shifted by sellers to consumers through higher product prices.
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Who remembers most of yesterday's best sellers?