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sells on

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

Meaning of sell on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To resell (goods or services).
    • Rather than sell the company's products on commission they, like distributors, buy stock from head office and sell it on for profit.1994, Richard Welford, Kate Prescott, European business: an issue-based approach
  2. (transitive) To convince (a person) of something; used with on.
    • I was opposed to his ideas, but he sold me on them.

Questions about sells on

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

Words near sells on in the dictionary

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

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