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Sell off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Sell a business or part of it
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Meaning: Sell something cheaply because you need the money or don't need it
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She SOLD OFF her furniture before she emigrated.
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Meaning: Sell a business or part of it
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Sell on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Convince someone
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: We managed to SELL him ON the expansion plans. -
Meaning: Buy something then sell it to someone else
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: We buy them wholesale and SELL them ON to the public.
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Meaning: Convince someone
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Sell out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Have no more of something left because it has been bought
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» Example: The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours. -
Meaning: Lose all artistic integrity in return for commercial success
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Most bands SELL OUT when they sign to a major record label, and forget all their principles when pursuing chart success.
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Meaning: Have no more of something left because it has been bought
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Sell up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: We want to SELL UP and move to the country.
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Meaning: Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different