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selling down

selling down is the present participle and gerund of sell down.

Meaning of sell down

Verb (1)

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

  1. (UK, intransitive) To become less by being sold.
    • Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.
  2. (UK, transitive) To reduce by selling.
    • Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or

Verb (2)

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

  1. (idiomatic) To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.

Questions about selling down

What is selling down the present participle and gerund of?
Selling down is the present participle and gerund of sell down.

Words near selling down in the dictionary

  1. selling bargains
  2. selling by the candle
  3. selling coal to Newcastle
  4. selling coals to Newcastle
  5. selling dearly
  6. selling down
  7. selling down the river
  8. selling floor
  9. selling freezers to Eskimos
  10. selling ice to Eskimos
  11. selling like hot cakes

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