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"word": "sell-off"
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"ref": "March 15 2012, Soctt Tobias, The Kid With A Bike [Review]",
"text": "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."
},
{
"ref": "2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 60",
"text": "I have always argued that despite my opposition to rail privatisation, I should be grateful that John Major won the 1992 election on a platform to sell off the railways, as otherwise my column would have disappeared given the paucity of things to write about.",
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"To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit."
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"(transitive) To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit."
],
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"word": "sell down"
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{
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"word": "sell out"
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{
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"word": "sell up"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "myydä pois"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "vendre à perte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "brader"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ekpoió",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "εκποιώ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uriharau",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "売り払う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uritobasu",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "売り飛ばす"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "liquidar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "rematar"
}
]
}
],
"word": "sell off"
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"word": "sell-off"
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"ref": "March 15 2012, Soctt Tobias, The Kid With A Bike [Review]",
"text": "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."
},
{
"ref": "2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 60",
"text": "I have always argued that despite my opposition to rail privatisation, I should be grateful that John Major won the 1992 election on a platform to sell off the railways, as otherwise my column would have disappeared given the paucity of things to write about.",
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"To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit."
],
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"(transitive) To sell asset(s) for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit."
],
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}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "myydä pois"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "vendre à perte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "brader"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ekpoió",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "εκποιώ"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uriharau",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "売り払う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uritobasu",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "売り飛ばす"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "liquidar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sell assets for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly",
"word": "rematar"
}
],
"word": "sell off"
}
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