HyperDic: deaccession

English > 1 sense of the word deaccession:
VERBpossessiondeaccessionsell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
English > deaccession: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningsell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"
Categoryart, artistic creation, artistic productionThe creation of beautiful or significant things
commerce, commercialism, mercantilismtransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
BroadersellExchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

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