hard sell | forceful and insistent advertising |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy, it was a hard sell |
kilogram kg kilo | one thousand grams, the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites, a kilogram is approximately . pounds |
sell-by date | a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold |
sell short | underestimate the real value or ability of, Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge |
sell | persuade somebody to accept something, The French try to sell us their image as great lovers |
sell out | give information that compromises others |
sell | give up for a price or reward, She sold her principles for a successful career |
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 |
sell short | sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit |
sell off | get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices, The store sold off the surplus merchandise |
deal sell trade b | do business, offer for sale as for one's livelihood, She deals in gold, The brothers sell shoes |
sell out sell up liquidize | get rid of all one's merchandise |
betray sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery, Judas sold Jesus, The spy betrayed his country |
sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way, These books sell like hot cakes |
sell d | be responsible for the sale of, All her publicity sold the products |
sell e | be approved of or gain acceptance, The new idea sold well in certain circles |