deaccession

or de-ac·ces·sion

[ dee-ak-sesh-uhn ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.

verb (used without object)
  1. to deaccession a work of art from a museum's or gallery's collections.

noun
  1. a deaccessioned work of art.

Origin of deaccession

1
First recorded in 1970–75; de- + accession

Words Nearby deaccession

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