A1 verb Neutral #169 am häufigsten

sell

/sɛl/

To give something to someone in exchange for money. This action is the primary process in trade and business where ownership of a product or service is transferred for a specific price.

Beispiele

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1

I sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.

I sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.

2

The corporation intends to sell its subsidiary to a private equity firm.

The corporation intends to sell its subsidiary to a private equity firm.

3

Are you going to sell your old video games on the internet?

Are you going to sell your old video games on the internet?

Wortfamilie

Nomen
sale
Verb
sell
Adjektiv
saleable
Verwandt
seller
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Merkhilfe

Think of the 'S' in Sell standing for 'Shopkeeper' who 'Exchanges' 'Local' 'Loot' for cash.

Schnelles Quiz

If the price is right, I will ____ my bicycle to you.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: sell

Beispiele

1

I sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.

everyday

I sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.

2

The corporation intends to sell its subsidiary to a private equity firm.

formal

The corporation intends to sell its subsidiary to a private equity firm.

3

Are you going to sell your old video games on the internet?

informal

Are you going to sell your old video games on the internet?

4

Supply and demand curves illustrate the price at which producers are willing to sell.

academic

Supply and demand curves illustrate the price at which producers are willing to sell.

5

Our primary goal this month is to sell more units than our competitors.

business

Our primary goal this month is to sell more units than our competitors.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
sale
Verb
sell
Adjektiv
saleable
Verwandt
seller

Häufige Kollokationen

sell online sell online
sell at a profit sell at a profit
sell out sell out
sell well sell well
try to sell try to sell

Häufige Phrasen

sell like hotcakes

sell very quickly

sell someone short

to underestimate someone

hard sell

a policy of puting high pressure on a customer

Wird oft verwechselt mit

sell vs sale

Sale is a noun (The sale is over), while sell is a verb (I want to sell this).

sell vs sail

Sail refers to traveling on water in a boat; it sounds the same as 'sale' but is different from 'sell'.

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Nutzungshinweise

Sell is an irregular verb. You can use it with two objects: 'I sold him my car' or with 'to': 'I sold my car to him.'

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use the noun 'sale' when they mean the verb 'sell', saying 'I want to sale my car' instead of 'I want to sell my car.'

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Merkhilfe

Think of the 'S' in Sell standing for 'Shopkeeper' who 'Exchanges' 'Local' 'Loot' for cash.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Old English word 'sellan', which originally meant to give, furnish, or hand over.

Grammatikmuster

Irregular verb: sell (present), sold (past), sold (past participle). Transitive verb requiring an object (e.g., sell a car).
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Kultureller Kontext

In many Western cultures, the price to sell an item is fixed in shops, whereas in many other cultures, selling involves a process of bargaining or haggling.

Schnelles Quiz

If the price is right, I will ____ my bicycle to you.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: sell

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