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  • 1sell — W1S1 [sel] v past tense and past participle sold [səuld US sould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give something for money)¦ 2¦(make something available)¦ 3¦(make somebody want something)¦ 4¦(be bought)¦ 5 sell like hot cakes 6¦(idea/plan)¦ 7 sell yourself 8 sell… …

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  • 2sell — ▪ I. sell sell 1 [sel] verb sold PTandPP [səʊld ǁ soʊld] 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to give someone property, assets, goods, services etc in return for money: • Chrysler plans to raise c …

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  • 3sell — [sel] vt. sold, selling [ME sellen < OE sellan, to give, offer, akin to Goth saljan, to offer (sacrifice): caus. formation in sense “to cause to take” < IE base * sel , to take, grasp > SALE, Gr helein, to take] 1. to give up, deliver,… …

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  • 4Sell side — is an expression used in financial markets. It refers to firms that take orders from Buy side firms and then work the orders. This is typically achieved by splitting them into smaller orders which are then sent directly to an exchange or to other …

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  • 5sell — 1 /sel/ verb past tense and past participle sold /sUld/ 1 GIVE STH FOR MONEY (I, T) to give something to someone in exchange for money: If you offer them another thousand, I think they ll sell. | sell sth for 100/$50/30p etc: Toni s selling her… …

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  • 6sell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sell is used before these nouns: ↑signal {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ cheaply VERB + SELL ▪ be able to, can ▪ …

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  • 7sell yourself —    to be a prostitute    Correctly viewed, the transaction is at best one of hire, lease, or licence. Also as sell your back, body, or desires:     This woman went on the streets... to keep them both alive... so she sells herself. (Bradbury,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 8Born to Try — Infobox Single Name = Born to Try Artist = Delta Goodrem from Album = Innocent Eyes B side = Released = November 8, 2002 (Australia) March 10, 2003 (UK) Format = CD Recorded = Cove City Sound Studios, New York, 2002 Genre = Pop Length = 4:13… …

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  • 9hard sell — ˌhard ˈsell noun [singular] MARKETING 1. something that is difficult to sell or make popular: • Cheap solar panels could be the answer to the power shortage, but they are proving to be a hard sell. 2. when someone uses a lot of pressure to get… …

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  • 10hard sell — {n.}, {informal} A kind of salesmanship characterized by great vigor, aggressive persuasion, and great eagerness on the part of the person selling something; opposed to soft sell . * /Your hard sell turns off a lot of people; try the soft sell… …

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