seller

noun

ˈse-lər How to pronounce seller (audio)
Definition of sellernext
as in vendor
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money the seller ceremoniously gave me the title to the car when I handed him my check

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Recent Examples of seller When an inspection revealed that the electrical needed to be upgraded — some of the kitchen appliances wouldn’t work — the seller agreed to do the upgrade. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025 Home sellers must make disclosures about the fire hazard. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 My father was one of the few able to get a manuscript between covers, the 1969 best seller Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto. — Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025 Home sellers in Southwest Florida are slashing their asking prices at rates unseen since the years that followed the economic downturn of late 2007 to 2009, according to real estate professor Shelton Weeks. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seller

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