shift
verb [T] (GET RID OF) /ʃɪft/ UK informalDefinition
› to get rid of something unwanted, or to sell something: Modern detergents will shift most stains. The people at the toy shop expect to shift a lot of stock in the run-up to Christmas.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhereSelling
(Definition of shift verb (GET RID OF) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- auction verb
- bundle verb (SELL TOGETHER)
- concession noun (RIGHT)
- divest verb
- flog verb (SELL)
- franchise verb
- ply verb (WORK)
- price yourself out of the market idiom
- privatize verb
- purvey verb
- realizable adjective (MONEY)
- realization noun (MONEY)
- realize verb (MONEY)
- sell sth off phrasal verb
- sellout noun (ALL SOLD)
- soft sell noun
- sold verb
- sting verb (CHARGE)
- supersize verb
- telesales noun
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