verb · neutral
sell
/sɛl/SELL
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to give something to someone in exchange for money
Examples
“They sell second-hand books at the market every weekend.”
“The new album sold out within days of its release.”
“She sold her bike to a student last month.”
Band 8 sentence
“The company decided to sell the non-core division to focus investment on renewable technologies.”
Collocations
- sell out
- sell something to someone
- sell at a loss
Word family
sell verb (base)sells verb (3rd sg)selling verb (present participle / gerund)sold verb (past / past participle)
Common mistakes
I sell my phone yesterday.→I sold my phone yesterday.
They sold out all tickets in hours.→They sold out all the tickets within hours.
Say it for a higher band
5give away→6market→7+sell
Synonyms
market
vend
Easily confused
purchase
“I purchased the laptop online last week.”
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