De-access

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  de-access \de-access\ v. t.
     to sell or otherwise give up ownership; -- used mostly of
     artworks in museums.
  
     Syn: sell off.
          [WordNet 1.5] deaccession



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  de-access
       v : dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection
           of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing
           house sold off one of its popular magazines"