Sale vs. Sell

Sale (noun)

A hall.

Sale (noun)

An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.

“He celebrated after the sale of company.”

Sale (noun)

The sale of goods at reduced prices.

“They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.”

Sale (noun)

The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

Sell (verb)

To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

“I’ll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.”

“Sorry, I’m not prepared to sell.”

Sell (verb)

To be sold.

“This old stock will never sell.”

“The corn sold for a good price.”

Sell (verb)

To promote a product or service.

Sell (verb)

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 (verb)

To betray for money.

Sell (verb)

To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.

Sell (verb)

To pretend that an opponent’s blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.

Sell (noun)

An act of selling.

“This is going to be a tough sell.”

Sell (noun)

An easy task.

Sell (noun)

An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.

Sell (noun)

A seat or stool.

Sell (noun)

A saddle.

Sell (noun)

A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).

“He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː “dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ”.”