sell up
Britishverb
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(tr) to sell all (the possessions or assets) of (a bankrupt debtor) in order to discharge his debts as far as possible
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(intr) to sell a business
Example Sentences
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If the shares trade for a period prior to the earnings release at 30% over the IPO price, or about $175.50, the insiders can sell up to 30% of their stakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The company also plans to utilize an at-the-market program to sell up to $2 billion of its common stock into the market starting the third quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
In February, they said they were spending thousands of pounds per year on service charges for empty homes and were unable to sell up.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
OpenAI allowed employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares each in a recent financing, making them some of the earliest financial winners of the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
He tried to sell up and moved to another place, but the inn-keeper would not buy his possessions and no-one else dared; he had to stay on—and learn to submit.
From Ditte: Girl Alive! by Martin Andersen Nexø
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