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Sell Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    sell n : 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]
  2. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
  3. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, trade]
  4. persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
  5. give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
  6. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: betray]
  7. be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
  8. be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" [also: sold]
Sell Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Sell \Sell\, n. Self. [Obs. or Scot.] --B. Jonson.
Sell Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Sell \Sell\, n. A sill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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* Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars. - Bernard Baruch

* Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. - Will Rogers

* So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. - Will Rogers


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  • Sell-Off in Municipal Bond ETFs May be Overdone
    Investors, concerned over a cutback in Fed quantitative easing and higher rates, have been shifting away from municipal bond exchange traded funds, but the move may have been premature. The triple-A rated ... Read more on this news related to 'Sell'
  • Exclusive: Japan's Astellas looks to sell dermatology assets - sources
    By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc is looking to sell its dermatology portfolio, which could be worth between $500 million and $1 billion, according to three people familiar with the situation. Astellas has hired London-based investment banking boutique DC Advisory to sell the assets, according to two of the people, who Read more on this news related to 'Sell'
  • Brookfield to sell assets to Weyerhaeuser, KapStone for $3.68 billion
    (Reuters) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc said it will sell its Longview Timber holdings in the U.S. Pacific Northwest to Weyerhaeuser Co for $2.65 billion, including assumption of debt, and will sell a nearby paper and packaging business to KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp for $1.025 billion. Brookfield's Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging operations include a Read more on this news related to 'Sell'

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