Word.ws English Dictionary

sells by the candle

sells by the candle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell by the candle.

Meaning of sell by the candle

Verb

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

  1. (historical) To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns; the winning bid is the last one made before the flame goes out.

Questions about sells by the candle

What is sells by the candle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sells by the candle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell by the candle.

Words near sells by the candle in the dictionary

  1. sellouts
  2. sells
  3. sells against the box
  4. sells away
  5. sells bargains
  6. sells by the candle
  7. sells coal to Newcastle
  8. sells coals to Newcastle
  9. sells dearly
  10. sells down
  11. sells down the river

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sells by the candle (page history and authors); sell by the candle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “sells by the candle.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sells_by_the_candle. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.