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sell

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

Translation

FOR MONEY [I, T] to give something to someone who gives you money for it
satmak
He sold his guitar for £50. I sold my bike to Claire. [+ two objects] I'm hoping she'll sell me her car.2106
OFFER [T] to offer something for people to buy
satışa sunmak, satmak
Excuse me, do you sell newspapers?2106
sell for/at sth to be available for sale at a particular price
satılmak; ...fiyata gitmek
The shirts are selling for £30 each.2106
A LOT [I, T] to be bought in large numbers
büyük miktarlarda satılmak/satmak
His last book sold eight million copies.2106
MAKE YOU WANT [T] to make someone want to buy something
sattırmak
Scandal sells newspapers.2106
IDEA/PLAN [T] to persuade someone that an idea or plan is good
fikir/plan satmak
I'm currently trying to sell the idea to my boss.1160
sell sth off phrasal verb
to sell all or part of a business
tümünü satmak, hepsini elden çıkarmak, tasfiye etmek
The company announced that it would be selling off its hotels.2106
sell out phrasal verb
If a shop sells out of something, it sells all of that thing.
tümünü satmak, hepsini satıp bitirmek
They'd sold out of bread by the time I got there.2106
sell up phrasal verb UK
to sell your house or company in order to go somewhere else or do something else
nesi var nesi yok satmak, satıp savmak, tasfiye etmek
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(Definition of sell verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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