sell off

See also: selloff

English

Verb

sell off (third-person singular simple present sells off, present participle selling off, simple past and past participle sold off)

(transitive) To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.
- March 15 2012, Soctt Tobias, The Kid With A Bike [Review]
  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.

Translations

sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: myydä pois

Greek: εκποιώ (el) (ekpoió)
Japanese: 売り払う (uriharau)
Spanish: liquidar (es)

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