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 | ||