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to sell off
[phrase form: sell]
01
to dispose items or assets by selling them, often at discounted prices
Transitive: to sell off possessions or assets
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
off
base verb
sell
present tense
sell off
3rd person singular
sells off
present participle
selling off
past simple
sold off
past participle
sold off
Examples
The store decided to sell off its old inventory at a clearance sale.
02
to sell ownership of all or part of an industry or company by selling its assets
Transitive: to sell off a business or company
Examples
The company decided to sell off its unprofitable divisions to cut costs.
