sells off

Unloads at discount

Sells off means to dispose of assets by selling them, usually quickly or at reduced prices.

A company sells off a division to raise cash; an investor sells off shares before a downturn.

The phrase suggests motivated selling—liquidating positions rather than waiting for ideal conditions: The retailer is selling off excess inventory at steep discounts.

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going out of business · yard sale · garage sale · disposes · lets go · cuts loose · sale · clears · clears out · divests · sacrifices · at a loss · relinquishes · cash out · trades · offloads · exits · discounts

Opposites
transaction direction

sells offpurchases

Goods obtained for money

acquires · buys · snaps up · procures · picks up

asset retention

sells offkeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · hangs onto · accumulates · amasses · holds

Family

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