From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), verb (used with an object) [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 to sell, Dan. s[ae]lge, Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. {Sale}.]
1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. It is the correlative of buy.
If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. --Matt. xix. 21.
I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. --Shak.
Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange or barter, in which one commodity is given for another; whereas in selling the consideration is usually money, or its representative in current notes.
2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray.
You would have sold your king to slaughter. --Shak.
3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang] --Dickens.
{To sell one's life dearly}, to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants.
{To sell} (anything) {out}, to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sold \Sold\, noun [F. solde. See {Soldier}, and cf. {Sou}.] Solary; military pay. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sold \Sold\, imp. & p. p. of {Sell}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
verb
1: 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" [ant: {buy}]
2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
3: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal}, {trade}]
4: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
6: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: {betray}]
7: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
8: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" [also: {sold}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: disposed of to a purchaser; "this merchandise is sold" [ant: {unsold}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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