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mis-sell

mis-sell verb: to sell misleadingly, fraudulently, or in violation of laws or regulations.

Verb

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

  1. (UK) To sell misleadingly, fraudulently, or in violation of laws or regulations.
    • The firm is defending itself against fresh allegations of mis-selling pensions.

Forms of mis-sell

third-person singular presentmis-sells
present participlemis-selling
past participlemis-sold
pastmis-sold

Origin of mis-sell

From mis- + sell.

Questions about mis-sell

What does mis-sell mean?
Mis-sell means to sell misleadingly, fraudulently, or in violation of laws or regulations.
What part of speech is mis-sell?
Mis-sell is a verb.
What is the past tense of mis-sell?
The past tense of mis-sell is mis-sold.

Words near mis-sell in the dictionary

  1. mis-hits
  2. mis-hitting
  3. mis-housed
  4. mis-pass
  5. mis-sang
  6. mis-sell
  7. mis-shapen
  8. mis-shoe
  9. mis-shunt
  10. mis-shunts
  11. mis-sing

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