2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: deaccession \deaccession\, de-accession \de-accession\v. t. [de- + accession. Ca. 1970.] to sell (artwork); -- used of sales of art by museums. Note: The word appears to have been coined as a euphemism to avoid the negative connotations of the word "sell", particularly for works donated by benefactors. The practise is justified as a means of acquiring funds for purchase of more valuable artworks. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: deaccession v : 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"
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