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To sell
(gcide) | Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sold (s[=o]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Selling.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan,
syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries.
sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw.
s[aum]lja to sell, Dan. s[ae]lge, Goth. saljan to offer a
sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. Sale.]
1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a
valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for
something, especially for money. It is the correlative of
buy.
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If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast,
and give to the poor. --Matt. xix.
21.
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I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. --Shak.
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Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the
other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange
or barter, in which one commodity is given for another;
whereas in selling the consideration is usually money,
or its representative in current notes.
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2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price
or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the
like; to betray.
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You would have sold your king to slaughter. --Shak.
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3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of;
to cheat. [Slang] --Dickens.
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To sell one's life dearly, to cause much loss to those who
take one's life, as by killing a number of one's
assailants.
To sell (anything) out, to dispose of it wholly or
entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in
a business.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
To sell bargains
(gcide) | Bargain \Bar"gain\, n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne,
bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a
boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to
traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See
Bark a vessel. ]
1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of
property; or a contract by which one party binds himself
to transfer the right to some property for a
consideration, and the other party binds himself to
receive the property and pay the consideration.
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A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
--Wharton.
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2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
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And whon your honors mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith. --Shak.
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3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful
transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing
at a bargain.
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4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought
cheap.
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She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --Shak.
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Bargain and sale (Law), a species of conveyance, by which
the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the
bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and
seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then
completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use,
and the statute vests the possession. --Blackstone.
Into the bargain, over and above what is stipulated;
besides.
To sell bargains, to make saucy (usually indelicate)
repartees. [Obs.] --Swift.
To strike a bargain, to reach or ratify an agreement. "A
bargain was struck." --Macaulay.
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Syn: Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.
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