"onsell" meaning in All languages combined

See onsell on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: onsells [present, singular, third-person], onselling [participle, present], onsold [participle, past], onsold [past]
Etymology: on + sell Etymology templates: {{compound|en|on|sell}} on + sell Head templates: {{en-verb|onsells|onselling|onsold}} onsell (third-person singular simple present onsells, present participle onselling, simple past and past participle onsold)
  1. (British, business, transitive) To sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer. Tags: British, transitive Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-onsell-en-verb-HaoCiV~M Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for onsell meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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