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1 sell
[sel]past tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) selja2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) selja3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) seljast4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) selja•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
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2 market
1. noun1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) markaður2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) markaður2. verb(to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) setja á markað- marketing
- market-garden
- market-place
- market-square
- market price/value
- market research
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3 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
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5 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) ÿta/þrÿsta á; ryðjast2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) reka á eftir3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) selja2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) ÿting; hrinding2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) orka og ákveðni•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
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6 breed
[bri:d] 1. past tense, past participle - bred; verb1) (to produce young: Rabbits breed often.) auka kyn sitt2) (to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young: I breed dogs and sell them as pets.) rækta2. noun(a type, variety or species (of animal): a breed of dog.) kyn, tegund- bred- breeding -
7 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) einkaleyfi2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) fá einkaleyfi -
8 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) viðskipti2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) atvinnugrein, starf2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) versla með, stunda viðskipti2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) skipta á, bÿtta•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
- trade in
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sell sth off — UK US sell sth off Phrasal Verb with sell({{}}/sel/ verb (sold, sold) ► FINANCE to sell all or part of a business or industry, often at a low price: »He resisted all attempts to sell the public broadcast channel off to the private sector. ►… … Financial and business terms
sell — /sel/ noun an act of selling ♦ to give a product the hard sell to make great efforts to persuade customers to buy it ■ verb 1. to give goods in exchange for money ● to sell something on credit ● The shop sells washing machines and refrigerators.… … Marketing dictionary in english
sell — /sel/ verb 1. to give goods in exchange for money ● to sell something on credit ● The shop sells washing machines and refrigerators. ● They tried to sell their house for £100,000. ● Their products are easy to sell. 2. to be sold ● These items… … Dictionary of banking and finance