4 English Phrasal Verbs With 'SELL'

• Phrasal Verb List
• Exercises
• Search

What's covered on this page

4 phrasal verbs with 'SELL'

Sell off

1. Sell a business or part of it
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They SOLD OFF their research subsidiary.
2. Sell something cheaply because you need the money or don't need it
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: She SOLD OFF her furniture before she emigrated.

Sell on

1. Convince someone
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: We managed to SELL him ON the expansion plans.
2. Buy something then sell it to someone else
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: We buy them wholesale and SELL them ON to the public.

Sell out

1. Have no more of something left because it has been bought
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The tickets for the Primal Scream concert at the Brixton Academy SOLD OUT in a couple of hours.
2. Lose all artistic integrity in return for commercial success
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: Most bands SELL OUT when they sign to a major record label, and forget all their principles when pursuing chart success.

Sell up

1. Sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: We want to SELL UP and move to the country.

Take our Exercise on 'SELL'