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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The disposal of objects in this way, or the disposed object itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: accession
verb
To officially remove an object from a ledger of a museum, art gallery or library so that it may be sold or disposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: deacquisition
Antonyms: none provided
verb
sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sell
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English accession English deaccession From de- + accession.
