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- sell|ing [ `selıŋ ] noun uncountthe job or skill of persuading people to buy things
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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selling — sell‧ing [ˈselɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE FINANCE when people sell products, services, shares etc: • The dollar s decline came amid hectic dollar selling in the Japanese currency market. • In New York, dealers reported heavy selling by… … Financial and business terms
-selling — suffix ► used to describe a product that people buy in large numbers: biggest /hot /fastest selling »The company has sped up production of its hot selling sport utility vehicles. → See also BEST SELLING(Cf. ↑best selling), TOP SELLING(Cf. ↑t … Financial and business terms
selling — index alienation (transfer of title) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Selling — Academically, selling is thought of as a part of marketing [Phillip Kotler] , however, the two disciplines are completely different. Sales often forms a separate grouping in a corporate structure, employing separate specialist operatives known as … Wikipedia
selling — /sel ing/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sale or sales: the selling price of oranges. 2. engaged in selling: two selling offices in New York. 3. readily salable; in strong demand (often used in combination): This is our fastest selling model.… … Universalium
Selling — Sell Sell (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sold} (s[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Selling}.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. s[ a]lja… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
selling on — noun The act of selling something previously purchased. She did not buy them for her own use but always intended to make a profit by selling on … Wiktionary
selling — noun Selling is used before these nouns: ↑point, ↑price Selling is used after these nouns: ↑street … Collocations dictionary
selling — Synonyms and related words: accouterment, allurement, armament, blandishment, cajolement, cajolery, catering, chandlery, coaxing, conning, consumer preference study, consumer research, consumer survey, direct mail selling, endowment, engagement,… … Moby Thesaurus
selling — n. panic selling * * * panic selling … Combinatory dictionary
selling — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of selling] Syn. sale, auction, bartering, trading, vending, auctioning, transfer, transferring, commercial transaction, transacting, disposal, scoring, disposing, merchandising. Ant. buying*, acquiring, purchasing. 2 … English dictionary for students
