sell up
Britishverb
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(tr) to sell all (the possessions or assets) of (a bankrupt debtor) in order to discharge his debts as far as possible
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(intr) to sell a business
Example Sentences
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He has a holiday property near Keswick in Cumbria and thinks the doubling of council tax on second homes is already causing some to sell up.
From BBC
That allowed individuals to buy or sell up to 1,000 shares.
Other zoos have already had to take the decision to close, or sell up.
From BBC
They can choose to either live in the house, rent it out or sell up - and were also given £250,000 in cash.
From BBC
In September, the chip giant also signed a preliminary agreement with OpenAI to sell up to 10 gigawatts worth of chips, but it hasn’t yet been finalized.
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