Definition of selling

sell

verb - ambitransitive

• to convince.

  I sold my boss on letting me work from home once a week.

  You totally sold that lie.

  Last edited on Dec 22 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• to promote a viewpoint.

  Last edited on Dec 22 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'sell':
sell dreams	Definitions include: to lie or tell someone something very good knowing it isn't true.
sell it to	Definitions include: to be beaten sorely.
sell (one's) soul	Definitions include: to sacrifice one's integrity for personal gain.
sell out	Definitions include: to exit a previous arrangement, change one's mind, change one's usual behavior, etc.
sell the Buick	Definitions include: to vomit.
sell wolf tickets	Definitions include: to not tell the truth.

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