Sell Up (Verb)
Meaning
Sell or get rid of all one's merchandise.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The market vendor will sell up at the end of the day and reopen the stall the following morning with fresh produce.
- The family-owned bakery will sell up all its baked goods tonight since they are closing the business for good tomorrow.
- Before retiring, the elderly antique dealer decided to sell up her entire collection to a prominent museum.
- After years of struggling, the owner of the small bookstore finally decided to sell up and move on to a new career.
- In anticipation of a severe economic downturn, the tech startup chose to sell up its remaining inventory at discounted prices.