Sell off
Sell off verb - Get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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Sell off your items from the countryside, and buy the items you'll need to take on the dragon.
Source: Video Game / Dragonstomper -
Drayne at one point promises to sell off a big batch and take an early retirement after a too-close call.
Source: Literature / Net Force -
An episode of Pawn Stars had one seller come in trying to sell off some silver pieces his grandfather got from a Nazi stronghold during World War II; not surprisingly, the pawn shop didn't take them.
Source: Nazi Gold
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