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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Insiders who own so-called early release shares, for example, can sell up to 20% of those shares beginning two trading days after SpaceX’s second-quarter earnings report, expected in early August.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 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
All sales were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan Mohan adopted last December to sell up to 900,000 shares by March 16, 2027.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
If other states and agencies sign on, Denham said the Water Authority is prepared to sell up to 10,000 acre-feet of water starting next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Naturally when everybody is optimistic, stocks will sell up high, but sooner or later they will come down again, and when everything looks very promising is a good time to sell.
From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James
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