sell off

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sell off

verb sells off · selling off · sold off

transitive To sell assets for the purpose of disposing of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit. When Cyril goes searching for his deadbeat father, he’s also looking for his bike, and he’s devastated to discover his dad sold it off to make ends meet.

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verb sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly

Español	liquidar, rematar
日本語	売り払う uriharau, 売り飛ばす uritobasu
中文	賣掉 /卖掉 màidiào, 賤賣 /贱卖 jiànmài, 拋售 /抛售 pāoshòu
Français	vendre à perte, brader
Ελληνικά	εκποιώ ekpoió

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@misc{sell_off_2026,
  title = {sell off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sell%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}