| salesman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. salesman | a man salesperson. |
| ~ book agent | a book salesman. |
| ~ pitchman | an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something. |
| ~ sales rep, sales representative, salesperson | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited). |
| ~ bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman | a salesman who travels to call on customers. |
| seller | | |
| n. (person) | 1. marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money. |
| ~ booking clerk, ticket agent | someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations). |
| ~ cosmetician | someone who sells or applies cosmetics. |
| ~ flower girl | a woman who sells flowers in the street. |
| ~ fruiterer | a person who sells fruit. |
| ~ cheap-jack, huckster | a seller of shoddy goods. |
| ~ merchandiser, merchant | a businessperson engaged in retail trade. |
| ~ hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals). |
| ~ selling agent | someone who sells goods (on commission) for others. |
| ~ dealer | a seller of illicit goods.; "a dealer in stolen goods" |
| ~ underseller | a seller that sells at a lower price than others do.; "he went all over town looking for undersellers" |
| sale | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sale | a particular instance of selling.; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" |
| ~ marketing, merchandising, selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money. |
| ~ divestiture | the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division. |
| n. (act) | 2. sale | the general activity of selling.; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ marketing, merchandising, selling | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money. |
| ~ sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy.; "it was a hard sell" |
| n. (act) | 3. cut-rate sale, sale, sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| ~ bazaar, fair | a sale of miscellany; often for charity.; "the church bazaar" |
| ~ boot sale, car boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car. |
| ~ clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory. |
| ~ closeout | a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire. |
| ~ fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy. |
| ~ garage sale, yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises. |
| ~ going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close.; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common" |
| ~ realisation, realization | a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained. |
| ~ jumble sale, rummage sale | a sale of donated articles. |
| ~ selloff | a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade. |
| ~ white sale | a sale of household linens. |
| ~ occasion | an opportunity to do something.; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" |
| n. (state) | 4. sale | the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling.; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" |
| ~ merchantability | the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold. |
| n. (communication) | 5. sale, sales agreement | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer).; "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" |
| ~ conditional sale | a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price). |
| ~ execution sale, forced sale, judicial sale, sheriff's sale | a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| sell | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy.; "it was a hard sell" |
| ~ sale | the general activity of selling.; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" |
| v. (possession) | 2. 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" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ clear | sell.; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" |
| ~ negociate | sell or discount.; "negociate securities" |
| ~ scalp | sell illegally, as on the black market. |
| ~ bootleg | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.; "They were bootlegging whiskey" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ remainder | sell cheaply as remainders.; "The publisher remaindered the books" |
| ~ resell | sell (something) again after having bought it. |
| ~ syndicate | sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations. |
| ~ deaccession | sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works.; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter" |
| ~ sell off | get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices.; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise" |
| ~ fob off, foist off, palm off | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive. |
| ~ realise, realize | convert into cash; of goods and property. |
| ~ auction, auction off, auctioneer | sell at an auction. |
| ~ retail | sell on the retail market. |
| ~ wholesale | sell in large quantities. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ sacrifice | sell at a loss. |
| ~ underprice, dump | sell at artificially low prices. |
| ~ undercut, undersell | sell cheaper than one's competition. |
| ~ dispose | give, sell, or transfer to another.; "She disposed of her parents' possessions" |
| ~ move | dispose of by selling.; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" |
| ~ prostitute | sell one's body; exchange sex for money. |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| v. (stative) | 3. sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| ~ 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, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ retail | be sold at the retail level.; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each" |
| ~ trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.; "The stock traded around $20 a share" |
| v. (communication) | 4. sell | persuade somebody to accept something.; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| v. (possession) | 5. deal, sell, trade | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ transact | conduct business.; "transact with foreign governments" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ black marketeer | deal on the black market. |
| ~ pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ market | deal in a market. |
| ~ hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place. |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| v. (possession) | 6. sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ cede, surrender, give up, deliver | relinquish possession or control over.; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
| ~ betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery.; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" |
| v. (stative) | 7. sell | be approved of or gain acceptance.; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 8. sell | be responsible for the sale of.; "All her publicity sold the products" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 9. betray, sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery.; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" |
| ~ sell | give up for a price or reward.; "She sold her principles for a successful career" |
| ~ double cross | betray by double-dealing. |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
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