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Meaning of sell

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sell
      n 1: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard
           sell"
      v 1: 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" [ant: {buy}, {purchase}]
      2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books
         sell like hot cakes"
      3: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to
         sell us their image as great lovers"
      4: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She
         deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal},
         {sell}, {trade}]
      5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a
         successful career"
      6: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in
         certain circles"
      7: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the
         products"
      8: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The
         spy betrayed his country" [syn: {betray}, {sell}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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