SELLS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

sells

verb

present tense third-person singular of sell

as in retails

to offer for sale to the public used to sell groceries in a small neighborhood market

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Recent Examples of sells The result is the Leica Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition, which sells for $9,950. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Instead of waiting up to 30, 60 and sometimes even 90 days for customers to pay outstanding invoices, a company sells those invoices to a factoring provider. — Andrew Coon, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Ultra sells nicotine-free pouches that reach up to 180 mg caffeine per pouch, among the highest potency levels in the category. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 The company builds or leases data centers and sells computing capacity to hyperscalers and AI labs. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 The streaming service also sells a subscription for people who don’t want to watch JustWatch’s library with ads. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Penalties for businesses If a business sells or offers to sell a product that is not in the directory, the consequences can be severe. — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Coccinelle, set up by Francesca Breccia, sells independent titles on the international circuit, pairing films and their rights owners with buyers and distributors in a range of territories. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 According to the company, the Ultimate range sells one unit every seven seconds, with more than half a million pairs of Ultimate leggings sold in 2025. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
While on tour last year, her drummer’s wife had lent Day her Dyson Airwrap, the six-in-one hairstyling tool that retails for a hefty $650.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of retails

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Keith Smith runs the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, which markets transparent pricing and cash payment.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Mirai Clinical links menopausal changes in body odor to a compound called Nonenal and markets its Deodorizing Soap with Persimmon and Aluminum-Free Natural Deodorant with Persimmon as products made to get rid of the Nonenal smell.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of markets

Verb

Slowly, always slowly, and always in the company of a human server, the robot transports dishes to diners’ tables, where the human server distributes them.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The government has supported the initiative alongside the International Chess Federation, known as FIDE, Chess Kenya and The Gift of Chess, a nonprofit organization that distributes chess sets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026