Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: sel-l- -down
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become less by being sold.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To reduce by selling.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.

Example Sentences

"Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down."
"Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or"
"Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell our stocks down."

Etymology

From sell + down.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sells down (present, singular) selling down (participle, present) sold down (participle, past) sold down (past)

Derived Forms

selldown

Phrases

sell off sell out sell up

Frequently Paired Words

sell off sell out sell up

Synonyms

sell sell the pass sell out assfuck betray burn cop out cross out cross up double-cross do someone dirty do the dirty on

Questions

What does sell down mean?: To become less by being sold.
Where does sell down come from?: From sell + down.

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