sell something off

sell something off
ˌsell sthˈoff derived
1. to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money
2. to sell all or part of an industry, a company or land

The Church sold off the land for housing.

In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off.

related noun sell-off
Main entry:sellderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ˌsell sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to sell something quickly and for a low price, usually because you need the money …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • palm something off — FOIST, fob off, get rid of, dispose of, unload. → palm * * * sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud they palmed off their shoddiest products on the Russians * * * ˌpalm sthˈoff (on/onto sb) | ˌpalm sbˈoff (with sth) derived… …   Useful english dictionary

  • auction something off — ˌauction sthˈoff derived to sell sth at an ↑auction, especially sth that is no longer needed or wanted • The Army is auctioning off a lot of surplus equipment. Main entry: ↑auctionderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • palm something off — informal sell or dispose of something by misrepresentation or fraud. → palm …   English new terms dictionary

  • sell — ▪ I. sell sell 1 [sel] verb sold PTandPP [səʊld ǁ soʊld] 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to give someone property, assets, goods, services etc in return for money: • Chrysler plans to raise c …   Financial and business terms

  • sell off — verb get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices The store sold off the surplus merchandise • Derivationally related forms: ↑selloff • Hypernyms: ↑sell • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • sell off — PHRASAL VERB If you sell something off, you sell it because you need the money. → See also sell off [V P n (not pron)] The company is selling off some sites and concentrating on cutting debts... [V n P] We had to sell things off to pay …   English dictionary

  • sell — W1S1 [sel] v past tense and past participle sold [səuld US sould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give something for money)¦ 2¦(make something available)¦ 3¦(make somebody want something)¦ 4¦(be bought)¦ 5 sell like hot cakes 6¦(idea/plan)¦ 7 sell yourself 8 sell… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hive something off (to something) — ˌhive sthˈoff (to/into sth) derived often passive (especially BrE) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business • The IT department is being hived off into a new company. • The company decided to hive off some of its… …   Useful english dictionary

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