sell off meaning

Definition of sell off

1. get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices
   • The store sold off the surplus merchandise

   Type of: sell

   Related forms: selloff

sell off in a sentence

• David decided to sell off his cellphone.
• James was selling off anything of value to make ends meet.

How to pronounce sell off

sell off is pronounced /sɛl ɒf/ in British English and /sɛl ɔf/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.