Selling

//ˈsɛlɪŋ// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Action of the verb to sell. countable, uncountable

    "buyings and sellings"

  2. 2
    the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money wordnet
  3. 3
    Skill at salesmanship. countable, uncountable

    "You've got to work on your selling."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sell form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0456). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
accoutermentallurementarmamentblandishmentcajolementcajolery

Example

More examples

"Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit."

Related phrases

best-sellingconsultative sellingdirect sellingflag-sellinghost sellinginertia sellingpanic sellingpyramid sellingselling onselling plateselling pointselling price

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