deaccessioning in English
verb
1
officially remove (an item) from the listed holdings of a library, museum, or art gallery, typically in order to sell it to raise funds.
Considerable excitement, however, was generated by six works being deaccessioned by the Museum of Modern Art to support its acquisitions fund.
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1. Deaccessioning: The legal process of permanently removing an Accessioned object (asset) from OPRHP’s museum collection.