sell vs give up

give up vs sell

sell is a noun but give up is not a noun.

sell and give up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell	Yes	No	Yes	No
give up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give up is a hypernym of sell; that is, give up is a word with a broader meaning than sell:

sell: give up for a price or reward
give up: relinquish possession or control over

Other hypernyms of sell include cede, deliver, surrender.

sell (noun)	give up (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy

sell (verb)	give up (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
give up for a price or reward	stop consuming
deliver to an enemy by treachery	give up with the intent of never claiming again
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way	relinquish possession or control over
be responsible for the sale of	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
be approved of or gain acceptance	part with a possession or right
	give up what is not strictly needed
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	put an end to a state or an activity

Difference between sell and give up

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