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sold past the close

sold past the close is the simple past and past participle of sell past the close.

Meaning of sell past the close

Verb

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

  1. To oversell by trying to further convince a customer of the benefits of making a purchase after the customer has already decided to make that purchase.
    Antonyms:
    undersell

Questions about sold past the close

What is sold past the close the simple past and past participle of?
Sold past the close is the simple past and past participle of sell past the close.

Words near sold past the close in the dictionary

  1. sold one's soul
  2. sold one's soul to the devil
  3. sold oneself
  4. sold out
  5. sold out from under
  6. sold past the close
  7. sold salt to a slug
  8. sold short
  9. sold snow to Eskimos
  10. sold someone a bill of goods
  11. sold the dummy

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