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sell

/ˈsel/SEL
/ˈsɛl/SEL

Meaninggive or hand over

Common meaning: exchange goods for money

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsellan‘give or hand over’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsellensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsgive or hand over → exchange goods for moneysell‘exchange goods for money’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English sellan ‘give or hand over’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SELL, p. 539 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • sellan Old English “give or hand over”

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