Phrase Hound found 71 phrases and 104 compound words that contain sell. The most common are listed below. Open sell in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 71
- sell-outAlternative form of sellout: An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.
- sell sideThe sector of the finance industry that sells products such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds to investors.
- sell shortTo engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).
- hard sellA sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase.
- sell-offThe large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).
- sell-by dateThe latest date by which a perishable product should be sold to the public.
- cross-sellTo sell (additional products) to existing customers.
- sell downTo become less by being sold.
- sell the newsTo sell on confirmation of positive developments.
- price to sellTo price attractively; to set a good price on.
- sell-throughThe proportion of wholesale items that are eventually sold at retail.
- sell upTo sell one's business or other major asset (such as a home).
- short sellAlternative form of sell short: To engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).
- sell orderA request that a broker sell a quantity of a particular type of stock, bond, or other financial security.
- prices to sellthird-person singular simple present indicative of price to sell: To price attractively; to set a good price on.
- sell the passTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
- sell like hot cakesTo be sold quickly in large numbers or amounts.
- priced to sellsimple past and past participle of price to sell
- soft sellA sales technique which is quietly persuasive and subtle, seeking to convince the buyer without being forceful.
- sell in MayClipping of sell in May and go away: Stock market securities can be expected to increase in value to a greater degree in the months from November through April than in the months from May through October, and profit-minded investors should …
- hand-sellThe sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.
- sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.
- sell ordersplural of sell order: A request that a broker sell a quantity of a particular type of stock, bond, or other financial security.
- sell in May and go awayStock market securities can be expected to increase in value to a greater degree in the months from November through April than in the months from May through October, and profit-minded investors should manage their portfolios accordingly.
- sell out from underTo sell (something, most often a home) despite current habitation or reliance from others and without telling the current users of the property until it is too late for them to react.
Compound words 104
- sellerSomeone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
- sellswordA mercenary.
- unsellTo cause to appear less attractive to consumers or adherents.
- missellTo sell something wrongly or fraudulently.
- supersellTo sell in great quantities.
- backsellThe promotion of a product to end users or retailers in order to create demand earlier in the supply chain, e.g. with wholesalers.
- onsellTo sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer.
- sellathonAn event where a lot of selling takes place; a major sale.
- sellabilityProperty of being sellable; ability to be sold.
- selleeOne to whom something is sold; a purchaser.