Definition of x-sell in English English dictionary
- Cross sell
- cold sell
- To make a sale to a client who is not a lead, who is an unqualified prospect
- hard sell
- A sales technique of pressuring the potential buyer to agree to a purchase
The Lockheed Corporation said today that it would reduce the price of its F-16 fighter plane, underscoring a new, aggressive posture. . . . It's the old hard sell, which is necessitated by the market conditions both here and overseas, Mr. Dane said.
- hard sell
- A sales transaction which is challenging for the sales person to make; any act or object of persuasion which is challenging
Mr. Ignatieff's predecessor, Stéphane Dion, was a hard sell on the fundraising circuit, but so far, the new leader has proven to be a draw.
- hard-sell
- Alternative spelling of hard sell
- mis-sell
- To sell misleadingly, fraudulently, or in violation of laws or regulations
The firm is defending itself against fresh allegations of pensions mis-selling.
- sell
- An easy task
- sell
- An act of selling
This is going to be a tough sell.
- sell
- To promote a particular viewpoint
My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
- sell
- To be sold
This old stock will never sell.
- sell
- To agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money
Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.
- sell
- To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act
- sell
- A seat or stool
- sell
- A saddle
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- sell
- To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone
I don't know what she was selling when she pretended she liked him.
- sell a bargain
- A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse"
- sell down
- To become less by being sold
Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.
- sell down
- To reduce by selling
Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell our stocks down.
- sell down the river
- To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed
As a result, analysts were routinely selling investors down the river by promoting stocks purely to land banking business from companies.
- sell ice to Eskimos
- To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous
He's such a smooth talker, he could sell ice to Eskimos.
- sell like hot cakes
- To sell fast
CALENDARS featuring local men willing to get their kit off for charity are selling like hot cakes after hitting the market this week.
- sell my clothes, I'm going to heaven
- A hyperbolic phrase expressing elation
- sell off
- To sell something at low cost, in order to sell it quickly
- sell on
- to resell
Rather than sell the company's products on commission they, like distributors, buy stock from head office and sell it on for profit.
- sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
- To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value for something of very low, but immediate value
a. 1832, Jeremy Bentham, Constitutional Code:An elector, who by his vote should contribute to the establishment of a constitution having for its effect, instead of the greatest happiness of the greatest number, the greatest or supposed greatest happiness of the ruling few at the expense of the happiness of the many, would, supposing himself to become in consequence of the misrule, a sufferer to a greater amount than that of the benefit received by his vote, be an Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage.
- sell one's soul
- To abandon one's spiritual or moral values for wealth
- sell oneself short
- To avoid being acknowledged to the fullest or purest extent, as, underestimating one's abilities or image
- sell oneself short
- To belittle oneself in judgment
- sell out
- To sell all of a product that is in stock
They sold out of concert posters yesterday and won't get another shipment until next week.
- sell out
- To abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage
It used to be a pleasant little community, until the leaders sold out to the developers.
- sell past the close
- To continue trying to convince a customer of the benefits of making a purchase after the customer has already decided to make that purchase; to oversell
- sell someone a bill of goods
- To deceive or cheat someone
Bill O'Reilly, of the Fox News Channel, has called on the President to admit that the CIA sold him a bill of goods and to fire the agency's director.
- sell wolf tickets
- to make empty threats or promises; to bluff
- sell-by date
- Used to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date
Tony Blair insists on remaining in office well past his sell-by date - yet he can afford to go.
- sell-by date
- The final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public
- sell-through
- The proportion of wholesale items that are eventually sold at retail
- sell-through
- The practice of retailing items (such as DVDs) that are normally, or were previously rented
- soft sell
- A sales technique which is quietly persuasive and subtle; seeking to convince the buyer without being forceful
- sell
- A saddle Vaulting ambition o'erleaps its sell (Macbeth, i 7) (Latin, sella; French, selle ) Window sill is the Anglo-Saxon syl (a basement) He left his loftie steed with golden sell Spenser: Faërie Queene, ii 2 Sell, sold Made a captive, as a purchased slave St Paul says he was sold under sin (Rom vii 14), (Anglo-Saxon, sell-an, to give ) A sell A do, a deception, a takein Street vendors who take in the unwary with catchpennies, chuckle like hens when they have laid an egg, Sold again, and got the money!
- sell in
- to sell new products to a retail outlet to be sold to the public
- sell in
- to use the established system to one's advantage, rather than attempting to fight against it
- sell
- {v} to part with for a price, trade or deal in, deliver up
- sell yourself short
- Not mention some of your skills or qualifications. "If the employer asks about your awards, don't sell yourself short."
- sell-by date
- A date marked on a perishable product indicating the recommended time by which it should be sold. ¢ºinformal a time after which something or someone is no longer considered desirable or effective
- sell-by date
- (Gıda) A date marked on a perishable product indicating the recommended time by which it should be sold. ▶informal a time after which something or someone is no longer considered desirable or effective
- up-sell
- (Pazarlama) Up-sell is a marketing term for the practice of suggesting higher priced products or services to a customer who is considering a purchase. An up-sell offer is typically for a better version of the same product or service you are considering, such as a gym membership with more privileges, or a faster computer. The most ubiquitous example of up-sell is likely the oft-spoken (if ungrammatical) fast food phrase: "Would you like to biggie-size that?"
- buy cheap and sell dear
- sell at a profit, by for a low price and resell at a high price (Business)
- hard sell
- forceful and insistent advertising
- license to sell alcoholic beverages
- permit which allows a store or restaurant to sell alcoholic beverages
- mis-sell
- To mis-sell something such as a pension or an insurance policy means to sell it to someone even though you know that it is not suitable for them. The company has been accused of mis-selling products to thousands of elderly investors
- offer to sell
- Any attempt, either verbal or in writing, to induce or encourage someone to acquire an interest in property
- offer to sell
- In general, a written expression of a person's willingness to sell a certain property on terms expressed in the offer
- offer to sell
- An offer to sell describes a commodity, product, service, or transportation for sale Members can browse active Offers to Sell and begin negotiations with the seller or carrier
- sell
- be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles
- sell
- To act appropriately to get over a bump or an angle with the crowd
- sell
- Acting hurt when a move has been applied
- sell
- Indicates you already own a security and wish to transfer ownership in exchange for money
- sell
- an order to liquidate a long position or to go short
- sell
- the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
- sell
- A saddle for a horse
- sell
- be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
- sell
- A cell; a house
- sell
- 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
- sell
- exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
- sell
- Something that sells a product makes people want to buy the product. It is only the sensational that sells news magazines. car manufacturers' long-held maxim that safety doesn't sell
- sell
- If something sells, it is bought by the public, usually in fairly large quantities. Even if this album doesn't sell and the critics don't like it, we wouldn't ever change The company believes the products will sell well in the run-up to Christmas
- sell
- disapproval If you talk about someone selling their soul in order to get something, you are criticizing them for abandoning their principles. a man who would sell his soul for political viability
- sell
- to receive money for -- " later sold it for $10,300 " (182)
- sell
- If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him
- sell
- give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
- sell
- A sill
- sell
- deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
- sell
- Selling a contract, or taking a 'Short' position reflects the belief that the price of the contract will be lower in the future than the current price, or that the price is currently in a downward trend
- sell
- If someone sells their body, they have sex for money. 85 per cent said they would rather not sell their bodies for a living
- sell
- An imposition; a cheat; a hoax
- sell
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
- sell
- To promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end
- sell
- (verb) The act of receiving an opponent's move and making it look impressive A good wrestler is one who not only knows how to perform moves well, but also knows how to make his opponent's moves look good An example of a wrestler who does not sell moves well is the Ultimate Warrior
- sell
- persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
- sell
- To practice selling commodities
- sell
- If something sells for a particular price, that price is paid for it. Unmodernised property can sell for up to 40 per cent of its modernised market value
- sell
- To sell a security you own
- sell
- Self
- sell
- To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat
- sell
- A throne or lofty seat
- sell
- be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"
- sell
- offer for sale, as in: I will sell you my car for $2,000
- sell
- {i} method of selling, sales technique; scam, fraud, deceit (Slang)
- sell
- If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews The directors sold the business for £14.8 million It's not a very good time to sell at the moment
- sell
- If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should. They need to improve their image -- they are selling themselves short
- sell out
- (1) The liquidation of securities by the broker when the customer fails to pay for the purchase (2) The liquidation of securities when the customer's equity falls below the minimum maintenance requirements of the brokerage firm
- sell out
- give information that compromises others
- sell out
- When a client fails to pay and take delivery of the shares bought on behalf of him by the broker, the broker sells off the shares at the best market price and the client is responsible for any financial loss to the broker
- sell out
- get rid of all one's merchandise
- sell a bargain
- pull one's leg, deceive, cheat
- sell at high rate
- sell for a high price, sell for a lot of money
- sell by bulk
- sell in large quantities
- sell by raffle
- sell by lottery, sell by a random drawing
- sell cheap
- sell at a low price; humiliate oneself
- sell coals to Newcastle
- sell an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as selling ice to Antarctica)
- sell down the river
- deceive, cheat, defraud
- sell for a song
- sell for a cheap price
- sell forward
- sell now and deliver later
- sell like hot cakes
- be purchased at a very high rate and in large amounts
- sell nuclear secrets
- sell classified nuclear technology
- sell off
- A sudden sharp decline in prices accompanied by increased volume of trading and a general rise in interest rates
- sell off
- Used in the context of general equities Selling of securities under pressure See: dumping
- sell off
- get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise
- sell off
- sell at a clearance sale, get rid of one's merchandise
- sell off
- If you sell something off, you sell it because you need the money. The company is selling off some sites and concentrating on cutting debts We had to sell things off to pay the brewery bill. see also sell-off
- sell on
- If you buy something and then sell it on, you sell it to someone else soon after buying it, usually in order to make a profit. Mr Farrier bought cars at auctions and sold them on The arms had been sold to a businessman; he sold them on to paramilitary groups
- sell on trust
- sell on credit
- sell one's bacon
- sell oneself, sell oneself into slavery
- sell one's country
- betray one's nation
- sell one's life dearly
- require a high price for oneself, value oneself
- sell out
- An action by the broker when a customer fails to pay for securities purchased and securities received from the selling broker are sold to cover the transaction
- sell out
- When a client fails to pay and take delivery of the shares bought on behalf of him by the broker, the broker sells off the shares at the best market price and the client is responsible for any financial loss to the broker
- sell out
- disapproval If you accuse someone of selling out, you disapprove of the fact that they do something which used to be against their principles, or give in to an opposing group. The young in particular see him as a man who will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics Many of his Greenwich Village associates thought Dylan had sold out to commercialism
- sell out
- If a shop sells out of something, it sells all its stocks of it, so that there is no longer any left for people to buy. Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins The next day the bookshops sold out
- sell out
- give information that compromises others
- sell out
- (1) The liquidation of securities by the broker when the customer fails to pay for the purchase (2) The liquidation of securities when the customer's equity falls below the minimum maintenance requirements of the brokerage firm
- sell out
- Sell out means the same as sell up. I hear she's going to sell out and move to the city. see also sell-out, sold out
- sell out
- If a performance, sports event, or other entertainment sells out, all the tickets for it are sold. Football games often sell out well in advance
- sell out
- When things sell out, all of them that are available are sold. Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes
- sell short
- underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
- sell short
- sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
- sell short
- sell at a loss
- sell the pass
- cheat on something, violate trust
- sell the skin before killing the bear
- do things prematurely
- sell up
- get rid of all one's merchandise
- sell up
- {f} vend, liquidate merchandise from a business
- sell-by date
- a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold
- sell-by date
- The sell-by date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay. a piece of cheese four weeks past its sell-by date
- sell-off
- A period of intensified selling in a market that pushes stock or bond prices sharply lower BACK TO TOP
- sell-off
- The sell-off of something, for example an industry owned by the state or a company's shares, is the selling of it. The privatisation of the electricity industry -- the biggest sell-off of them all
- sell-off
- a sudden and marked drop in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread demand to sell
- sell-out
- See: CLOSE-OUT
- sell-out
- If a play, sports event, or other entertainment is a sell-out, all the tickets for it are sold. Their concert there was a sell-out
- sell-out
- disapproval If you describe someone's behaviour as a sell-out, you disapprove of the fact that they have done something which used to be against their principles, or given in to an opposing group. For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simply a sell-out
- sell-out
- a person who used to be straightedge but has dropped out of the movement to engage in drinking or drug use
- sell-through
- Also called efficiency or efficiency level The percentage of distributed newsstand copies that were actually sold Average sell-through for the industry has fallen to about 36 percent, compared to 55 percent in the mid-'80s and nearly 49 percent in 1989
- sell-through
- The percentage of distributed newsstand copies that were actually sold Average sell-through for the industry has fallen to 35 to 45 percent, compared to 55 to 65 percent in the mid-'80s
- sell-through
- A sell-through video is a film on video that you can buy
- short sell
- A strategy that profits from a security price decline It is initiated by borrowing the security from a broker-dealer and selling it in the open market This strategy is closed (covered) at a later date by buying back the security and returning it to the lending broker-dealer
- short sell
- A strategy for making profits in a declining market or on the decline of an individual stock
- short sell
- Selling a security that you don't own, in the hope that the price will decrease before you buy it back When you short sell you are borrowing the security from another investor, this means you could be required to buy the security back and return it at any time, you are also required to pay the lender any dividends or distributions that the security makes while you are borrowing it The seller must declare a short sale when placing the order
- short sell
- An arrangement with a broker to borrow and sell securities The borrowed securities are replaced with securities purchased later Short sells let investors earn profits from falling securities prices 578
- soft sell
- suggestive or persuasive advertising
- to sell
- to vend; for sale
- up sell
- {f} (Marketing) persuade a customer to buy more expensive products
- would sell his own mother
- is capable of selling even his mother, having no sentiments or scruples and would do anything for money