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sell

verb [I or T] (MONEY)
 
 
/sel/ (sold, sold)

Definition

A2 to give something to someone else in return for money: [+ two objects] I sold him my car/I sold my car to him for £600. We'll be selling the tickets at/for £50 each. The stall sells drinks and snacks. These baskets sell well (= a lot of them are bought).Selling
(Definition of sell verb (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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