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sell on

B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To buy something and then sell it again to another person, usually to make money; or to persuade someone to believe in or buy something.

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

To buy something and then sell it to a third party, often at a profit.

"He bought vintage furniture at auctions and sold it on to interior designers for twice the price."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To convince or persuade someone to accept an idea, product, or proposal.

"Before we approach investors, we need to make sure the board is fully sold on the concept."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

In commerce, 'sell on' describes the practice of buying goods and reselling them to another buyer — sometimes at a profit. In the persuasion sense, it means to convince someone of a concept or product.

Commonly used with

goods tickets data idea concept leads

Forms

Base
sell on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sells on
he/she/it
Past simple
sold on
yesterday
Past participle
sold on
have + pp
-ing form
selling on
continuous

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