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deaccession

deac·ces·sion

UK/ˌdiːækˈsɛʃən/ uncommon

verb

1.

sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works

  • “The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter”

Origin

From de- + accession.

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