SELL


Meaning of SELL in English

I.

noun

Sell is used before these nouns: ↑ signal

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ cheaply

VERB + SELL

▪ be able to , can

▪ want to

▪ plan to

▪ try to

They are still trying to ~ their house.

▪ be expected to , expect to

The novel was expected to ~ between 1 000 and 1 500 copies.

▪ be willing to

▪ be forced to

The company has been forced to ~ land to recoup some of the losses.

▪ be difficult to , be hard to

It will be hard to ~ 3 000 tickets.

The property was hard to ~.

▪ have the right to ~

Your broker has the right to ~ your shares.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

We ~ these little notebooks at €1 each.

▪ for

They sold their house for $847 000.

▪ to

She sold her car to a friend.

PHRASES

▪ ~ sth at a discount , ~ sth at a loss , ~ sth at a premium , ~ sth at a profit

Some of these cars are actually being sold at a loss.

▪ be sold at auction

The painting was sold at auction for $11.3 million.

▪ be sold over the counter

This medicine is sold over the counter.

▪ buy and ~ (sth)

Many banks are willing to buy and ~ shares on behalf of customers.

▪ ~ sb into slavery

The boys were sold into slavery.

PHRASAL VERB

sell sth off

ADVERB

▪ cheaply

Derelict inner-city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.

Sell is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ company , ↑ dealer , ↑ firm , ↑ investor , ↑ shop , ↑ shopkeeper , ↑ stall , ↑ store

Sell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ asset , ↑ beef , ↑ beer , ↑ bond , ↑ business , ↑ company , ↑ cookie , ↑ copy , ↑ cottage , ↑ crop , ↑ currency , ↑ electricity , ↑ equipment , ↑ flat , ↑ food , ↑ franchise , ↑ goods , ↑ house , ↑ idea , ↑ insurance , ↑ interest , ↑ inventory , ↑ land , ↑ lease , ↑ liquor , ↑ merchandise , ↑ model , ↑ mortgage , ↑ painting , ↑ pension , ↑ possession , ↑ postcard , ↑ produce , ↑ product , ↑ property , ↑ record , ↑ right , ↑ security , ↑ service , ↑ share , ↑ slave , ↑ software , ↑ soul , ↑ stake , ↑ stock , ↑ ticket , ↑ timber , ↑ unit , ↑ wares

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