sell

sell is a 4-letter English word with 20 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Self. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 6 · 20 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Self.
2. noun. A sill.
3. noun. A cell; a house.
4. noun. A saddle for a horse.
5. noun. A throne or lofty seat.
6. transitive verb. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money.
7. transitive verb. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.
8. transitive verb. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat.
9. intransitive verb. To practice selling commodities.
10. intransitive verb. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.
11. noun. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
12. noun. the activity of persuading someone to buy

    "it was a hard sell"

13. verb. persuade somebody to accept something

    "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"

14. verb. give up for a price or reward

    "She sold her principles for a successful career"

15. verb. 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"

16. verb. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

    "She deals in gold"

    "The brothers sell shoes"

    Synonyms: deal, trade

17. verb. deliver to an enemy by treachery

    "Judas sold Jesus"

    "The spy betrayed his country"

    Synonyms: betray

18. verb. be sold at a certain price or in a certain way

    "These books sell like hot cakes"

19. verb. be responsible for the sale of

    "All her publicity sold the products"

20. verb. be approved of or gain acceptance

    "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

Synonyms

deal, trade, betray

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sell:

ells

Common word forms

sells, seller, selles, selling, sellable

Words from these letters

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