🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

verkaufen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊfn̩/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sell/sɛl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir möchten unser Auto verkaufen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To give or hand over something in exchange for money.

    "She decided to sell her old car to buy a newer model."
  2. 2

    To persuade someone of the merits of something.

    "The marketing team worked hard to sell the new product concept to investors."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English sellan, meaning 'to give, hand over, deliver', originating from Proto-Germanic *saljaną. Over centuries, the meaning shifted specifically toward exchanging goods or services for financial compensation or other equivalents.

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