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sells off

sells off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell off.

Meaning of sell off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To sell assets for the purpose of disposing of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.
    • 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.March 15 2012, Soctt Tobias, The Kid With A Bike [Review]

Questions about sells off

What is sells off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sells off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell off.

Words near sells off in the dictionary

  1. sells down
  2. sells down the river
  3. sells freezers to Eskimos
  4. sells ice to Eskimos
  5. sells like hot cakes
  6. sells off
  7. sells on
  8. sells one's ass
  9. sells one's birthright for a mess of pottage
  10. sells one's body
  11. sells one's life dearly

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