Definition of sell

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Sell (v. t.) To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money..

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Business :: Business (n.) Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in general; mercantile transactions.
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock..
Money :: Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling..
Tare :: Tare (n.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc..
Puffer :: Puffer (n.) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
Stockjobbing :: Stockjobber (n.) One who speculates in stocks for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks. In England a jobber acts as an intermediary between brokers.
Trade :: Trade (v. t.) To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.
Margin :: Margin (n.) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc..
Bookselling :: Bookselling (n.) The employment of selling books.
Bear :: Bear (n.) A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.
Price :: Price (n. & v.) The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or sold, or offered for sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange; current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in barter; cost..
Auction :: Auction (v. t.) To sell by auction.
Resell :: Resell (v. t.) To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.
Trust :: Trust (v. i.) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Fruiteress :: Fruiteress (n.) A woman who sells fruit.
Perfumer :: Perfumer (n.) One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
Traffic :: Traffic (v. i.) To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.
Tinselly :: Tinselly (a.) Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap..
Vendor :: Vendor (n.) A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.
Salter :: Salter (n.) One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish..
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