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How to pronounce sells in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms betray
Type of lead on, cozen, deceive, delude
Has types double cross
Type Words
Synonyms deal, trade
Type of transact
Has types deal, market, push, black marketeer, huckster, vend, pitch, peddle, monger, hawk, pyramid
Verb group deal
Derivation seller, selling


The brothers sell shoes.
Type Words
Type of be
Type Words
Type of be
Type Words
Type of be
Has types retail, trade
Verb group deal, trade
Derivation selling


These books sell like hot cakes.
Type Words
Type of change, interchange, exchange
Has types scalp, auction, auction off, auctioneer, bootleg, clear, deaccession, dispose, dump, fob off, foist off, move, negociate, palm off, prostitute, realise, realize, remainder, resell, retail, sacrifice, sell off, sell short, syndicate, undercut, underprice, undersell, wholesale
Derivation seller, selling


She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit.
Type Words
Type of deliver, surrender, give up, cede
Verb group betray
Type Words
Type of persuade


The French try to sell us their image as great lovers.
Type Words
Type of sale


it was a hard sell.

Examples of sells

sells
Pedott bought the rights to the novelty in 1977 and sells half a million a year.
From the thenewstribune.com
Forget those hasty moments when a famous vineyard sells some fruit on the cheap.
From the sfgate.com
A Silicon Valley company sells equipment used to manufacture photo-active films.
From the businessweek.com
Tata's $8,500 Indica compact sedan already sells in southern and eastern Europe.
From the businessweek.com
The Seattle-based start-up sells software that manages energy used by computers.
From the time.com
Don't confuse this truck with the little Transit Connect van Ford already sells.
From the freep.com
Just along the road Paperzone owner Patsy Clarkin sells custom-made invitations.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Round the corner from my flat is a patisserie that sells all sorts of ice-cream.
From the guardian.co.uk
The group also sells its products through its own website and third-party sites.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • 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"
  • The activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
  • Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
  • Persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
  • Deal: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
  • Give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
  • Sell can refer to:
  • Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references, and jargon. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses, and the slang itself is often referred to as "carny talk. ...
  • (Selling) Sales means exchange of values.