Definition of "Sell" :

noun: the activity of persuading someone to buy

"It was a hard sell."

verb: persuade somebody to accept something

"The French try to sell us their image as great lovers."

verb: give up for a price or reward

verb: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

"She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit."

verb: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

"The brothers sell shoes."

verb: deliver to an enemy by treachery

verb: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way

"These books sell like hot cakes."

verb: be responsible for the sale of

verb: be approved of or gain acceptance