| advertising |
a particularly way of putting out notices to the public in order to sell something, or such advertisements generally. [1/2 definitions] |
| apple cart |
a handcart used by street vendors to sell apples. |
| auction |
to sell at an auction (often followed by "off"). [1/2 definitions] |
| auctioneer |
to sell or offer for sale at an auction. [1/2 definitions] |
| bazaar |
an outdoor street market made up of rows of little shops or stalls where people buy and sell things. [1/2 definitions] |
| black-market |
to buy or sell on the black market. |
| blockbusting |
the practice of inducing white homeowners to sell their property at low cost by appealing to racist fears of an influx of blacks or other minorities. [1/3 definitions] |
| bring |
to sell for. [1/3 definitions] |
| butcher |
a person whose job is to cut and sell meat. |
| camp follower |
a civilian, esp. a prostitute, who follows an army from place to place in order to sell goods or services to the soldiers. [1/2 definitions] |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| carry |
to have in order to sell. [1/4 definitions] |
| clerk |
a person whose job is to sell goods to customers in a store. [1/2 definitions] |
| commission merchant |
one who is paid a commission to buy or sell goods for others. |
| dealer |
a person whose job is to buy and sell. [1/2 definitions] |
| dealership |
a sales agency authorized to sell a particular product in a particular area. |
| discount |
to buy or sell (commercial paper) at a reduction based on interest to be accumulated before maturity. [1/12 definitions] |
| distribute |
to sell or deliver. [1/3 definitions] |
| dognap |
to abduct a dog, esp. in order to sell it for laboratory use. |
| druggist |
a person who has a license to prepare and sell medicine; pharmacist. |
| drugstore |
a store that sells medicine. Drugstores often also sell candy, cosmetics, magazines, and other things. |