Meaning

1 senses
  1. To sell assets for the purpose of disposing of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.

More definitions
  • get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices

Examples

16 sentences
  1. I sold off all my records.

    deIch verkaufte meine ganzen Platten.

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  2. James was selling off anything of value to make ends meet.

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  3. They sold off everything.

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  4. She sold off the furniture.

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  5. Tom sold off all his possessions.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

sells off, selling off, sold off, sold off
Base formsell off · to sell off
3rd person singularsells off
Present participleselling off
Past simplesold off
Past participlesold off

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysell off
he, she, itsells off

Past simpleLesson

all personssold off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sold off
he, she, ithas sold off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sell off

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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