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Synonyms for sell

Most common

trade negotiate deal exchange betray double-cross peddle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Betray — to betray for money or other things

betray, double-cross, born

3. Peddle — to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money

peddle, vend

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

    Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.

  2. v. 2

    To betray for money or other things.

  3. v. 3

    To be sold.

    This old stock will never sell.

Example sentences

  • exchange Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
  • negotiate Morocco and the Polisario Front have to negotiate.
  • peddle Newspapers peddle disaster scenarios.
  • retail A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sellsteady
exchangesteady
negotiatesteady
peddlesteady
retailfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
deal1, born1, hawk1, hoax1, flog1, vend
5 letters
trade1, fraud1, cheat1
6 letters
retail2, convey2, betray2, peddle2
8 letters
exchange2, transfer2
9 letters
negotiate4, advertise3, advertize

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (retail2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
vendre
Italiano
vendere
Español
vender
Deutsch
verkaufen
Català
vendre