sell off
[verb]
Synonyms: sell out, close out, sell up

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sell something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also sell)

1. to sell something, especially for a cheap price, because you need the money or because you want to get rid of it:
After the war, we had to sell off part of the farm.
We sell off leftover cakes before we close.

2. to sell all or part of an industry or company:
The Leicestershire company has sold off many of its smaller branches to cut debts.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ˈsell-off noun [countable]

1. British English the sale of an industry that the government owns, to private companies or other people

2. American English the sale of a lot of stocks or shares, which makes the price decrease

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sell off
to sell much or all of something
The computer company decided to sell off some of their real estate business.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

sell something off
to sell much or all of something
The computer company decided to sell off some of their real estate business.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

sell off
v. phr. To liquidate one's holdings of certain set items.
The retired professor had to sell off his rare butterfly collection to meet his health expenses.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲