The difference between Advertise and Sell
When used as verbs, advertise means to notify (someone) of something, whereas sell means to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Sell is also noun with the meaning: an act of selling.
check bellow for the other definitions of Advertise and Sell
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Advertise as a verb (transitive, now, _, rare):
To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
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Advertise as a verb (transitive):
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
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Advertise as a verb (intransitive):
To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
Examples:
"It pays to advertise."
"For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper."
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Advertise as a verb (transitive):
To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
Examples:
"Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows."
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Sell as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Examples:
"I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars."
"Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell."
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Sell as a verb (ergative):
To be sold.
Examples:
"This old stock will never sell."
"The corn sold for a good price."
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Sell as a verb:
To promote a product or service.
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Sell as a verb:
To promote a particular viewpoint.
Examples:
"My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally."
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Sell as a verb:
To betray for money.
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Sell as a verb (slang):
To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
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Sell as a verb (professional wrestling, slang):
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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Sell as a noun:
An act of selling.
Examples:
"This is going to be a tough sell."
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Sell as a noun:
An easy task.
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Sell as a noun (colloquial, dated):
An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
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Sell as a noun (obsolete):
A seat or stool.
Examples:
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Sell as a noun (archaic):
A saddle.
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Sell as a noun (regional, obsolete):
A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).
Examples:
"He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː "dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ"."