| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-sell-something |
| 释义 | to sell somethingThese words are all used to describe giving someone something in exchange for money. The most common word for this is sell. People, shops, or companies can sell things. Are you selling your car? That shop sells chocolates. We will sell tickets for £5 each. The opposite of sell is buy. I'm looking to buy a used car. For more opposites of sell, see the article at buy. Retail is a word that means sell when talking about companies selling things in stores, by mail, or over the internet. The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear. The phrasal verb deal in can be used when someone sells and buys things as part of a business. They mainly deal in rare books. Divest or sell off is used especially in business contexts to talk about selling something, especially a business or part of a business. Divest is used mainly in US English. USThe investors divested themselves of the company's stock. The company is selling off the less profitable parts of its business. If a company or country sells goods to other countries, you could use the word export. France exports a lot of cheese. Hawk can be used when someone sells things informally in public places. There were lots of street vendors hawking cold drinks. Peddle is a disapproving word for when someone goes from place to place to sell things. They were caught on the street peddling counterfeit sunglasses. If you auction (off) something, you sell it at a public sale to the person who offers the most money. The family is auctioning off its art collection. Sell out (of) is used when a company or shop sells all the supply that they have of something. We sold out of the T-shirts within two hours. For words having to do with the amount of money that something is being sold for, see the article at cost. Related articlesa person who sells things |
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