sell on

English

Verb

sell on (third-person singular simple present sells on, present participle selling on, simple past and past participle sold on)

1. (transitive) to resell.
   • 1994, Richard Welford, Kate Prescott, European business: an issue-based approach:

     Rather than sell the company's products on commission they, like distributors, buy stock from head office and sell it on for profit.

2. (transitive) To convince.

   I was opposed to his ideas, but he sold me on them.

   I have indeed been sold on higher inductive types!

   • 2014 May 30, Will Butler, “The Mark of Cane”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1]:

     It made an impression, but it wasn’t enough to sell me on it. The cane stayed in storage. To me, it signified defeat, so I kept it out of sight at college, social events, job interviews — everywhere.

Anagrams

• Ellson, Noells, no-sell, onsell