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hand-sell

hand-sell verb: the sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.

Verb

hand-sell (third-person singular simple present hand-sells, present participle hand-selling, simple past and past participle hand-sold)

  1. The sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.
    • Luckily I happened to be in Tamworth for Country Music Week, hand-selling books on the street[.]2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 14

Forms of hand-sell

third-person singular presenthand-sells
present participlehand-selling
past participlehand-sold
pasthand-sold

Questions about hand-sell

What does hand-sell mean?
Hand-sell means the sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.
What part of speech is hand-sell?
Hand-sell is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand-sell?
The past tense of hand-sell is hand-sold.

Words near hand-sell in the dictionary

  1. hand-screens
  2. hand-select
  3. hand-selected
  4. hand-selecting
  5. hand-selects
  6. hand-sell
  7. hand-selling
  8. hand-sells
  9. hand-shaker
  10. hand-shakers
  11. hand-signal

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