Sell off

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Definition

To sell a large number of items, often quickly or cheaply

Example sentence
They had to sell off their assets to pay debts.
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sell off assets

sell off inventory

sell off shares

sell off property

sell off the remaining stock

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The company sold off its assets. ✅ (Correct)

The company sold its assets off. ✅ (Correct)