selling

[ sel-ing ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a sale or sales: sales:

   the selling price of oranges.

2. engaged in selling:

   two selling offices in New York.

3. readily saleable; in strong demand (often used in combination):

   This is our fastest-selling model.

Other Words From

• non·selling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of selling¹

First recorded in 1765–75; sell ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The change came after a spotlight was shone on various issues within online ticket selling including the use of dynamic pricing and tickets being resold by touts.

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However, our investigation suggests they are still making their way onto Britain's streets because some retailers are breaching - knowingly or unwittingly - the latest restrictions on advertising and selling them.

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"This ban will have an impact, how much of an impact is difficult to say but we do know some of the large UK retailers will no longer be selling these knives and that’s got to be a good thing," he told the BBC.

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Some spend months underground - there is even a small economy of people selling food, cigarettes and cooked meals to the miners.

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In a statement, McDonald's said it had now found an alternative supplier and has started selling Quarter Pounders with onions again at the affected restaurants.

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Related Words

• auction
• sale
• trading
• transfer