sell

1 noun

American sell date date f limite de vente;

STOCK EXCHANGE sell order injonction f à la vente;

sell price prix m (du) comptant

2 transitive verb

vendre; STOCK EXCHANGE (shares) vendre, réaliser;

∎ to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth vendre qch à qn;

∎ to sell sth for cash vendre qch (au) comptant;

∎ to sell sth at a loss vendre qch à perte;

∎ he sells computers for a living il gagne sa vie en vendant des ordinateurs

3 intransitive verb

(of product) se vendre; (of person) vendre;

∎ STOCK EXCHANGE to sell short vendre à découvert;

∎ to sell at best vendre au mieux

▸ sell forward transitive verb

STOCK EXCHANGE vendre à terme

▸ sell off transitive verb

(a) (goods) (at reduced price) solder; (to clear) liquider;

∎ the house was sold off to pay debts la maison a été vendue pour régler des créances

(b) (shares) vendre

▸ sell out

1 transitive verb

(a) STOCK EXCHANGE vendre, réaliser

(b) to be sold out (of book, item) être épuisé(e)

2 intransitive verb

(a) (sell business) vendre son commerce; (sell stock) liquider (son stock);

∎ he sold out to some Japanese investors il a vendu à des investisseurs japonais

(b) (run out) vendre tout le stock;

∎ to sell out of sth ne plus avoir de qch

▸ sell up

1 transitive verb

(business) vendre, liquider; (goods) procéder à la liquidation de

2 intransitive verb

(sell business) vendre son commerce

English-French business dictionary. 2013.