Sell

n.	1.	Self.
	1.	A sill.
	1.	A cell; a house.
	1.	A saddle for a horse. He left his lofty steed with golden self. - Spenser.
	2.	A throne or lofty seat.
v. t.	1.	To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of buy. [imp. & p. p. Sold (sōld); p. pr. & vb. n. Selling.] If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. - Matt. xix. 21. I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. - Shak.
	2.	To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray. You would have sold your king to slaughter. - Shak.
	3.	To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. To sell one's life dearly to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants. To sell to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.
v. i.	1.	To practice selling commodities. I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will not eat with you. - Shak.
	2.	To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price. To sell out to sell one's whole stock in trade or one's entire interest in a property or a business.
n.	1.	An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

Noun	1.	sell - the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
Verb	1.	sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" Antonyms: buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
	2.	sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
	3.	sell - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" Synonyms: trade, deal
	4.	sell - persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
	5.	sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
	6.	sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Synonyms: betray
	7.	sell - be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
	8.	sell - be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"

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