"hand-sell" meaning in English

See hand-sell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hand-sells [present, singular, third-person], hand-selling [participle, present], hand-sold [participle, past], hand-sold [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|||hand-sold}} hand-sell (third-person singular simple present hand-sells, present participle hand-selling, simple past and past participle hand-sold)
  1. The sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.
    Sense id: en-hand-sell-en-verb-CDASsiJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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