Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sell (-s, sold)
self (a'self, selves)seller (-'s)
sell (-s, sold), v. [OE 'to give, deliver up, to offer'.] (webplay: buy).
- Deal away; relinquish ownership; give for a price; exchange for money.
- Barter; trade; exchange; give away one.
- Relinquish; release possession of in a business transaction.
- Deliver; exchange; [fig.] present; exhibit; show.
- Market; merchandise; make available commercially.
- Peddle; auction; [fig.] publish; print; issue as a publication for sale.
- Promote; advertize for sale; [fig.] offer; provide.
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