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sell up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌsɛl ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌsel ˈʌp/

sell up means: To sell your home or business, often because you want to move or stop working.

verb

SELL MAIN PROPERTYB2

To sell your home or business, often because you want to move or stop working.

  • They decided to sell up.
  • We sold up and moved to Spain.
  • Will you sell up when you retire?

Similar words: sell out

Common phrases: sell up completely, sell up and retire

SELL ALL ASSETSC1

To sell everything a person or company owns to pay debts or get money.

  • They sold up to pay their debts.
  • The creditors sold him up after the business failed.
  • She had to sell up everything to raise enough cash.

How to use it: sell someone up (The creditors threatened to sell him up.)

Similar words: liquidate

Common phrases: sell someone up, sell up everything

SELL COSTLIER OPTIONC2

To persuade a customer to buy a more expensive product or a larger amount.

  • The staff are trained to sell up.
  • She sold the customer up to a larger television.
  • Can we sell up without putting pressure on customers?

How to use it: sell someone up to something (The salesperson tried to sell me up to the premium package.)

Similar words: upsell

Opposites: downsell

Common phrases: sell up customers, sell someone up

Questions about sell up

What does sell up mean?

To sell your home or business, often because you want to move or stop working.

What is sell up in other languages?

Türkçe: evini satmak · Español: vender la casa · Français: vendre sa maison · Deutsch: sein Haus verkaufen · Italiano: vendere la casa · 日本語: 家を売り払う

How do you pronounce sell up?

In American English /ˌsɛl ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌsel ˈʌp/.

How do you use sell up in a sentence?

They decided to sell up. We sold up and moved to Spain.

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