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hand-selling

hand-selling is the present participle and gerund of hand-sell.

Meaning of hand-sell

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

Questions about hand-selling

What is hand-selling the present participle and gerund of?
Hand-selling is the present participle and gerund of hand-sell.

Words near hand-selling in the dictionary

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

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