Enron sold New Albany to Duke
A saleable thing is anything, except a natural person or other things over which ownership is not possible – the moon, the stars (we won’t bother to model that).
Enron sold New Albany for $50 million.
A ToPay relation is created.
She sold her soul
The publicity sold the product – person sells things, so the publicity caused the product to sell
Fred sold them on the idea.
This is - Fred convinced them of the worth of the idea.
It can be – Fred sold Susan to Enron
This won’t be accepted for the conventional meaning – Susan is a natural person, so it must mean
Fred sold the idea of using Susan to Enron.
The goods were sold on the internet
The goods were sold over the internet
Fred sold the goods on commission
The excess goods were sold on to another company
The company was sold off
They sold up and moved away.
He sold out his friends
The new gloves sold out immediately
The theatre was sold out
They sold through distributors. – They used distributors to sell
The goods were sold at auction