See Also: Sell out(finance)
sell(1)(dictionary)
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Sell out(money)
sell-off(dictionary)
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Sell Off(money)
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sell(2) (iou)



sell noun2. M19.
[from SELL verb.]
An act of selling; spec. an act of betraying a person for money or other reward. rare. M19.
A contrivance, fiction, etc., by which a person is deceived or disappointed; a planned deception, a hoax. Also, a severe disappointment. colloq. M19.
B. Stoker The whole explanation was simply an elaborate sell. W. S. Maugham It'll be an awful sell if at the end..you've made a hash of it.
A manner of selling esp. by advertising or persuasive salesmanship; the practice or fact of this. Freq. with specifying word. colloq. M20.
hard sell, soft sell, etc.
Comb.: sell-in (orig. US) the sale of goods to a retail trader, esp. at wholesale prices, prior to public retailing; wholesale selling; sell-off Stock Exchange (chiefly US) a sale or disposal of bonds, shares, or commodities, usu. causing a fall in price; sell-out (orig. US) (a) a betrayal, esp. of public to private interest; (b) the disposal of a commodity in great demand; esp. the selling of all tickets for a play, film, or concert; a completely disposable commodity, esp. a play, film, or concert for which all tickets have been sold; sell-through (a) the quantity of goods bought (wholesale) which have been sold (retail); turnover; (b) sale as opp. to rental, esp. of video recordings.