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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sell Dog meat also has been eaten in China, Vietnam and African countries, as well as in South Korea, which plans to formally ban slaughtering, breeding or selling dog meat for human consumption beginning next year. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Other dumb phone providers include The Light Phone company, while technology companies such as Brick sell companion devices that connect to smartphones to block social media. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Disney subsequently backed away from its demands and started to sell 30-second berths for $8 million to $9 million, according to people familiar with the talks. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Among the artists selling their works will be Area 22 veterans Kersten Peterson, owner and artist of Punkburd Arts, and Bradley Cahill, whose sculpture studio is called The Church of Dust. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell
  1. market
  2. retail
  3. distribute
  4. merchandise
  5. exchange
Verb
  • By building the smaller AP300 around technology already proven in the AP1000, the company hopes to streamline development, simplify future deployments and reduce the complexity of bringing new reactors to market.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While the idea was marketed as a way for local businesses to capitalize on the thousands of soccer fans descending on the area, Kansas City also hoped the pilot program could be a viable way to boost the local economy.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of market
Verb
  • The store’s bestselling K-beauty product is Beauty of Joseon’s Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF, an organic sunscreen that retails for around 15 pounds.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Set to retail at US$1,498, it can be had for $799, inclusive of the transport case.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of retail
Verb
  • This was some 50 pallets containing more than 150,000 pieces of athletic gear – 6,500 pairs of shoes alone – all of which had to be sorted by team and distributed across campus in less than a month.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The power also gave the Kittrells' son the right to revoke the Children's Trust and distribute all the assets to the Kittrells.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of distribute
Verb
  • PlusOne will be merchandised within the Wellness by Ulta Beauty areas in stores, alongside other wellness solutions.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Next door is a vast haberdashery, with sewing kits, yarns, buttons, quilt patches and threads merchandised in colorful heaps on tables and along walls.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of merchandise
Verb
  • With no protection, Raq meets again with detectives to exchange information on Pino and Stefano (Tony Danza) for full immunity and witness protection for her AND Kanan.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Weatherford police were notified by Child Protective Services on July 30 that Liles was accused of exchanging inappropriate text messages with a student, according to a Facebook post from the department.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchange

Phrases Containing sell

Browse Nearby Words

self-worth
sell
sell a bill of goods to
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on sell

Nglish: Translation of sell for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Aug. 7

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All