sell for (verb)
21sell down — verb a) To become less by being sold. Dont order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down. b) To reduce by selling. Dont order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or …
22sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage — verb To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value for something of very low, but immediate value …
23sell one's soul — verb To abandon ones spiritual or moral values for wealth …
24sell down the river — verb To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed. [T]he Prime Minister was listened to with respect when he replied to Opposition hints that Ethiopia was being sold down the river because Britain was… …
25sell — verb 1) they are selling their house Syn: put up for sale, put on the market, auction (off), trade in 2) he sells cakes Syn: trade in, deal in, traffic in, peddle, retail, market …
26sell — sell1 [ sel ] (past tense and past participle sold [ sould ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to exchange something for money: They ve already sold over two million copies of their record. sell something at a profit/loss (=for more/less money than you… …
27sell — I. verb (sold; selling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sellan; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty… …
28sell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sell is used before these nouns: ↑signal {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ cheaply VERB + SELL ▪ be able to, can ▪ …
29sell out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy. [V P of n] Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins... [V P] The next day the bookshops… …
30sell — I UK [sel] / US verb Word forms sell : present tense I/you/we/they sell he/she/it sells present participle selling past tense sold UK [səʊld] / US [soʊld] past participle sold *** 1) [transitive] to exchange something for money They ve already… …
