English verb: deaccession | |||
1. | deaccession (possession) sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works | ||
Samples | The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production, commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||