sell
noun/sel/
/sel/
[singular] (informal)- a hard, tough, easy, etc. sell something that is difficult/easy to persuade people to buy or accept
- This policy is going to be a tough sell to the public.
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- (British English) something that is not as good as it seemed to be
- The band only played for about half an hour—it was a real sell.
Word OriginOld English sellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja ‘give up, sell’. Early use included the sense ‘give, hand (something) over voluntarily following a request’.
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