Tra từ sell - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 selling
2 places where things are sold
3 money from selling
4 the work of selling
see also BUY

1 selling
- to give sth to sb who pays for it and is then the owner of it: sell* (sb) sth, sell* (sth) (to sb), (informal) flog (sth) (to sb)
The fridge you sold me isn't working properly. ◎ I'd like to buy his books but he won't sell. ◎ Have you managed to flog your guitar yet?
- the act of selling: sale (noun U)
The sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18 is forbidden.
- an occasion when things are sold: sale
a sale of second-hand books ◎ a jumble sale (= an event when people sell old or used things that they do not want any more)
- to offer sth for sale: sell* sth
Are you selling your car? ◎ Do you sell stamps?
- a person who sells sth: seller
a bookseller ◎ The seller must ensure that the equipment is safe to use.
- when sb offers sth for sb to buy, it is for sale, on the market; things which are being sold in shops are on sale
- if people are keen to buy sth, it sells* (well)
- the amount sold by a shop over a period of time: sales (noun plural)
In the week before Christmas sales of toys were very good.
- to be completely sold, so that no more are available: sell* out
I rushed to the shop but the book had already sold out.
- to sell all of sth so that there are no more to be bought: sell* out (of sth)
He told me they'd sold out of that kind of jacket, but they could order one for me.

2 places where things are sold
- a building or part of a building where things are bought and sold: shop (AmE store)
※ more on shops SHOP
※ markets
- a regular event at which people come together to buy and sell things: market
- the place where a market is held: market, market place
- the day in the week when a market takes place: market-day
- a market where people sell things from the boots of their cars: car-boot sale
- a small shop or table where things are sold in a market: stall
- a person who buys and sells things, especially in a market: trader
a market trader in the East End of London
※ auctions
- a public sale at which items are sold to the person who offers the most money: auction (noun C/U); to sell sth in this way: auction sth
Do you like it? I bought it in an auction. ◎ The house will be sold by auction.
- a place where public sales and auctions are held: saleroom
- a person who organizes the selling at an auction: auctioneer

3 money from selling
- the amount of money for which sth is sold: price (noun C/U)
high/low prices ◎ a sudden rise in price
※ more on prices PRICE
- the money you get as a result of selling sth: proceeds (noun plural)
All proceeds will be given to charity.
- the amount of money that a shop gets in a day, week, etc: takings (noun plural)
- money that you earn by selling sth for sb: commission (on sth) (noun C/U)
I get a ten percent commission on all sales.
- the amount of money made when sth is sold for more than it cost: profit (noun C/U); opposite: loss (noun C/U)
We sold our house at a profit. ◎ I made a profit of ※£10 on my bike. ◎ an increase in annual profits ◎ We didn't make much profit in the first year or two.
- to make a profit: make* sth (on sth)
The firm made ※£2 million on the deal.
- if you do not make either a profit or a loss, you break* even
I don't think we'll make much on this deal but we ought to break even.

4 the work of selling
- a man/woman whose job is to sell sth: salesman/saleswoman
a door-to-door salesman (= sb who sells by going to people's houses)
a car salesman ◎ an insurance salesman
- a person who buys and sells things, especially of one particular type: dealer
a dealer in antiques ◎ a used-car dealer
- skill in selling things: salesmanship (noun U)
- the section of a business that is responsible for selling things: sales department
- to put information in a newspaper, on television, etc to persuade people to buy sth: advertise (sth)
- a piece of information in a newspaper, on television, etc, intended to persuade people to buy sth or do sth: advertisement, (informal) advert, (informal) ad
- work that is done to find out what people want to buy: market research (noun U)
※ more on advertising ADVERTISEMENT
※ packaging
- paper, boxes, etc in which things are packed in order to be sold: packaging (noun U)
Is it really necessary for food to have so much packaging?
- a box, bag, etc in which things are packed to be sold in a shop: packet (AmE package)
a packet of sweets/cigarettes/biscuits ◎ a cigarette packet
※ more on packets, etc CONTAINER
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- a person or company that supplies things to a shop: supplier, wholesaler; connected with selling goods in large quantities (for example, to shops): wholesale (adjective, adverb)
wholesale prices ◎ We buy all our paper and office equipment wholesale.
- a person or shop that sells directly to the public: retailer
- connected with selling goods directly to the public: retail (adjective, adverb)
the retail trade
- to sell everything you own (your house, your business, etc) in order to move to another place, start a new life, retire, etc: sell* up
They sold up and moved to Australia.