sell

verb

ˈsel How to pronounce sell (audio)
Definition of sellnext
as in to market
to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sell Nearly 500,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $50,000 in the drawing, the lottery said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Jimmy Eat World’s Adkins, Burch, drummer Zach Lind and guitarist Tom Linton earned recording money between tours by working construction, driving around car dealership customers and selling art supplies and auto parts. — Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 By contrast, generic manufacturers enter the market after patents expire and often compete against other companies selling identical versions of the same medicine, competing on price, manufacturing efficiency, and scale. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 22 July 2026 Ultimately, this institutional AI asset can be sold with the business, offering a competitive edge and preserving critical knowledge for future owners. — Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell
  1. market
  2. retail
  3. distribute
  4. merchandise
  5. exchange
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  • Many of these compounds’ efficacy and safety remain incompletely and properly evaluated in humans, and continue to be used outside conventional medical frameworks, increasingly marketed with the language of longevity, optimization, and self-care.
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Contributing to market nervousness over global oil and gas supplies, Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, declared that Bab el-Mandab, a Red Sea waterway crucial to Saudi Arabia's exports, would be off limits to that country.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of market
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  • The actress was wearing the P448 Monza Corduroy sneakers in baby blue, which retail for $298 and are also available in beige.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • The shoe will retail for $140 for adults, with youth sizes priced at $115.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of retail
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  • Siena College of Health was shut down in 2023 following an FBI investigation that found the nursing school was implicated in a scheme distributing more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Under the regulation, app developers who distribute their product via Google Play should be able to inform customers of alternative, sometimes cheaper offers.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of distribute
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  • The president has also profited from merchandising deals and high-dollar political and official events at his properties, significantly increasing his net worth since returning to power.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Perhaps no group before or since has merchandised better than the Dead.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of merchandise
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  • Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • The pair are said to have exchanged shoves and throws before prison guards were able to separate them.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of exchange

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“Sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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