hand-sell

verb

The sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hand-sells · participle present hand-selling · participle past hand-sold · past hand-sold

  1. The sell an item by making personal contact with the customer to showcase the item and build rapport.

    Luckily I happened to be in Tamworth for Country Music Week, hand-selling books on the street[.]

    2010, Monte Dwyer, Red in the Centre: Through a Crooked Lens, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 14
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APA

hand-sell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-sell

MLA

“hand-sell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-sell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand-sell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-sell.

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