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selling on

selling on noun: the act of selling something previously purchased.

Noun

selling on (uncountable)

  1. The act of selling something previously purchased.
    • She did not buy them for her own use but always intended to make a profit by selling on.

Questions about selling on

What does selling on mean?
Selling on means the act of selling something previously purchased.
What part of speech is selling on?
Selling on is a noun.

Words near selling on in the dictionary

  1. selling floor
  2. selling freezers to Eskimos
  3. selling ice to Eskimos
  4. selling like hot cakes
  5. selling off
  6. selling on
  7. selling one's ass
  8. selling one's birthright for a mess of pottage
  9. selling one's body
  10. selling one's life dearly
  11. selling one's own grandmother

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