sell (someone) on
phrasal verb
sold (someone) on; selling (someone) on; sells (someone) on
: to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something)
He tried to sell them on the project.
—often used as (be) sold onShe wasn't sold on the idea.
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At the same time, JD.com began to offer omnichannel solutions to luxury brand partners in 2020 and has attracted a slew of high-profile names to sell on the platform, bringing Alibaba’s dominance in the realm of luxury e-commerce in China to an end.
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 June 2024
According to Toms, none of its resellers have permission to sell on any online marketplace, Amazon included.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Related Articles Now, Pedro and Kim are mourning the kind man who always seemed to be working, whether as a construction worker, making food to sell on his wife’s food truck or making improvements to his house.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
The Kunkles were able to keep the store afloat with the help of vendors who fronted them products to sell on the promise that they would be paid back.
—Jessica Roy Kristín Braga Wright, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 June 2024
According to Toms, none of its resellers have permission to sell on any online marketplace, Amazon included.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Related Articles Now, Pedro and Kim are mourning the kind man who always seemed to be working, whether as a construction worker, making food to sell on his wife’s food truck or making improvements to his house.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
The Kunkles were able to keep the store afloat with the help of vendors who fronted them products to sell on the promise that they would be paid back.
—Jessica Roy Kristín Braga Wright, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Sell (someone) on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell%20%28someone%29%20on. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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