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The art of making someone want what they didn't know they needed.
means To exchange goods, services, or ideas for money or, just as often, agreement.
from From Old English sellan, which originally meant simply to give or hand over, no payment implied — the cash got attached later, as it tends to.
Original meaningOnce meant to give, fully free.
Linguistic cousinRelated to handsel, a goodluck first sale.
Hard vs softPressure versus persuasion, same goal underneath.