sell up

家を売り払う、事業を売却する

引っ越しや引退などのために、自分の家や事業を売る。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： sell out

よく使う表現： sell up completely, sell up and retire

全財産を売り払う

借金を返したり資金を得たりするために、持っている財産をすべて売る。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sell someone up (The creditors threatened to sell him up.)

類義語： liquidate

よく使う表現： sell someone up, sell up everything

上位商品を勧めて売る

客により高価な商品や、より多くの量を買うよう勧める。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： sell someone up to something (The salesperson tried to sell me up to the premium package.)

類義語： upsell

反対語： downsell

よく使う表現： sell up customers, sell someone up