sell

verb [I/T] (EXCHANGE FOR MONEY)

/sel/ (past tense and past participle sold /soʊld/)

Definition

› to give a thing or perform a service in exchange for money: [T] The children sold lemonade. [I] These baskets sell well (= people buy a lot of them).

(Definition of sell verb (EXCHANGE FOR MONEY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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