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buy and sell

VERB
deal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
handle negotiate sell trade
STRONG
bargain barter bicker dicker stock swap traffic treat
WEAK
hammer out deal horse-trade knock down price work out deal
Antonyms
STRONG
agree
WEAK
deny hold keep refuse
VERB
dicker
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haggle
STRONG
barter chaffer huckster negotiate palter trade
WEAK
cut a deal hammer out a deal work out a deal
Antonyms
WEAK
agree
VERB
exchange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
swap
STRONG
alternate bandy bargain barter castle change commute correspond displace flip-flop interchange invert market network rearrange reciprocate replace reverse revise seesaw shift shuffle shuttle substitute switch traffic transact transfer transpose truck
WEAK
cash in change hands contact with convert into deal in give and take go over to hook up horse-trade link up pass to pay back return the compliment swap horses turn the tables
Antonyms
STRONG
continue deny hold keep leave alone refuse remain
VERB
merchandise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
vend
STRONG
advertise distribute market promote publicize retail trade wholesale
WEAK
deal in do business in traffic in
Antonyms
WEAK
buy

Example Sentences

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Now, Cohen’s account will no longer will able to buy and sell items, and bids on those items have been cancelled.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Closed-ends are regulated mutual funds that trade like regular shares, and which you buy and sell on the exchange.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Prediction markets are online marketplaces that allow people to buy and sell stakes in futures of almost anything, from sporting events to asset prices, elections and military conflicts.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some users online said they used them to invest in stocks, claiming their "lobsters" analysed the best times to buy and sell, and even did the deed, despite the risk of costly errors.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“They come from all over to buy and sell horses.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman