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1 peddle
'pedl(to go from place to place or house to house selling (small objects): Gypsies often peddle (goods) from door to door.) selge på gata/ved dørene- pedlarverb \/ˈpedl\/1) (gå omkring og) selge på gaten, selge ved dørene2) ( gammeldags) sysle med småsaker, pusle3) ( overført) selgepeddle gossip fare med sladderpeddle narcotics lange narkotika
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peddle — ped‧dle [ˈpedl] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to sell, or try to sell, goods to people, especially by going from place to place or by selling them in the street: • a door to door salesman peddling his wares • Farmers come to Seoul to peddle rice. *… … Financial and business terms
Peddle — Ped dle, v. i. [From {Peddler}.] 1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license. [1913 Webster] 2. To do a small business; to be busy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peddle — ► VERB 1) sell (goods) by going from place to place. 2) sell (an illegal drug or stolen item). 3) derogatory promote (an idea) persistently or widely. USAGE On the confusion between pedal and peddle, see the note at PEDAL(Cf. ↑pedaller) … English terms dictionary
peddle — ped|dle [ˈpedl] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: peddler] 1.) to sell goods to people, especially goods that people disapprove of because they are illegal, harmful, or of not very high quality →↑push, deal ↑deal ▪ They were accused of peddling… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peddle — /ped l/, v., peddled, peddling. v.t. 1. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk. 2. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, esp. in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas. 3. to sell (drugs)… … Universalium
peddle — verb (T) 1 to go from place to place, trying to sell something: An old woman was peddling goods on a street corner. | peddle drugs (=sell illegal drugs) 2 to try to get people to accept opinions, false information etc: a magazine that peddles… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peddle — ped•dle [[t]ˈpɛd l[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to carry (goods, esp. small articles) from place to place for sale; hawk 2) to attempt to spread: to peddle radical ideas[/ex] 3) to go from place to place with goods for sale • Etymology: 1525–35; appar … From formal English to slang
peddle — verb 1》 sell (goods, especially small items) by going from place to place. 2》 sell (an illegal drug or stolen item). 3》 promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely. Origin C16: back form. from pedlar. Usage On the confusion of peddle and… … English new terms dictionary
peddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. sell; canvass, hawk, retail. See sale. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hawk, vend, trade; see sell 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To travel about selling goods: hawk, huckster, vend. See TRANSACTIONS … English dictionary for students
peddle — v 1. hawk, vend, sell, Sl. push, retail, market; go door to door, sell on commission; Inf. try to make a buck or dollar; tout one s goods, show one s wares. 2. deal out, pass out, dole out, dispose of, distribute, dispense, disseminate; sprinkle … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
peddle — / ped(ə)l/ verb to sell goods from door to door or in the street … Dictionary of banking and finance