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The shop will sell fresh bread today.
What does Sell mean?
to trade something for money.
Dictionary definition
To give something to someone in exchange for money.
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Sell in a sentence
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Students made posters to sell tickets for the school play.
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Before people sell a product, they often explain its value to customers.
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What does sell mean?
Sell means to give goods or services in exchange for money.
Practice 2
Which word is an antonym of sell?
Buy is the opposite side of sell.
Practice 3
Which word is the past tense of sell?
Sold is the irregular past tense of sell.
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MeaningSell means to trade something for money.
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Synonyms
Words like Sell
tradeUse when something is exchanged, often for money or goods.
offer for saleUse when making something available for purchase.
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Word family
Sell word family
Base word
sell
verb
sells
Sells now or often.
verb
sold
Sold in the past.
verb
selling
Trading for money now.
noun
seller
A person or business that sells.
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Hint for students
to trade something for money.
Common mix-up
Sell is not the same as buy. Sell means to trade something for money.
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Read this model sentence: Students made posters to sell tickets for the school play. Clue words: students, made, posters. Underline clue words that show why sell fits instead of buy. Now write one new sentence that shows sell without using the word sell. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show sell?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Students made posters to sell tickets for the school play." Why does sell fit better than buy?
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