sell on

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

1. (transitive) to resell.
   • 1994, Richard Welford; Kate Prescott, European business: an issue-based approach:

     Rather than sell the company's products on commission they, like distributors, buy stock from head office and sell it on for profit.

2. (transitive) to convince.

   I was opposed to his ideas, but he sold me on them.

   I have indeed been sold on higher inductive types!

• Noells, no-sell, onsell