売却|ばいきゃくbaikyaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbselling off; disposal by sale; sale
    一体いったい全体ぜんたい、どうして建たてたばかりの家いえを売却ばいきゃくしてしまったんだい。↗
    Why on earth did you sell your newly built house?
Conjugation
Dictionary form売却する(ばいきゃくする)
Polite (masu)売却します(ばいきゃくします)
Negative (nai)売却しない(ばいきゃくしない)
polite (masen)売却しません(ばいきゃくしません)
classical zu / nu売却せず・売却せぬ(ばいきゃくせず・ばいきゃくせぬ)
Past (ta)売却した(ばいきゃくした)
polite (mashita)売却しました(ばいきゃくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)売却しなかった(ばいきゃくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)売却しませんでした(ばいきゃくしませんでした)
Te form売却して(ばいきゃくして)
Potential売却できる(ばいきゃくできる)
Passive売却される(ばいきゃくされる)
Causative売却させる(ばいきゃくさせる)
Causative passive売却させられる(ばいきゃくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)売却すれば(ばいきゃくすれば)
tara売却したら(ばいきゃくしたら)
Volitional売却しよう(ばいきゃくしよう)
polite (mashou)売却しましょう(ばいきゃくしましょう)
Imperative売却しろ(ばいきゃくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym売り渡すうりわたすWrittenWritten/formal prose: selling over to another party, as in 「土地を売り渡す」; the emphasis falls on transferring ownership.
  • Synonym売るうるNeutralThe everyday verb 'to sell', as in 「本を売る」; the most common choice and by far the broadest in range.
  • Synonym販売はんばいNeutralSelling as a commercial activity, as in 「販売店」; leans toward ongoing business sales rather than a one-off disposal.
  • Related譲るゆずるNeutralTo hand over or transfer, as in 「席を譲る」; money need not change hands, unlike with 「売却」.
  • RelatedさばくNeutralColloquial: selling off goods, as in 「在庫を捌く」; leans toward clearing backlog stock, while 「売却」 is about disposing of assets.
  • RelatedひさぐWrittenWritten/formal prose: to peddle or sell, as in 「春を鬻ぐ」; an old-fashioned literary word you will rarely need.
  • Antonym購入こうにゅうNeutralTo buy or purchase; the direct opposite of 「売却」 in the buying-and-selling sense.
  • Antonym買取かいとりNeutralBuying up, as when a dealer takes in used goods or takes trade-ins; the opposite of 「売却」, which is about selling assets off.
  • Antonym取得しゅとくNeutralWritten 「取得」 and read しゅとく, it means acquiring — the opposite of letting something go; read とりえ, it means a merit, unrelated to 「売却」.

Use 「売却」 for selling off assets, real estate or a business, as in 「株式を売却」 or 「土地の売却」. For everyday selling say 「売る」; for commercial sales, 「販売」. 「捌く」 is for moving stock, 「譲る」 need not involve money, and the opposites are 「購入」 and 「買取」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 物品ぶっぴんや不動産ふどうさん、事業じぎょうなどを売り払うりはらうこと。
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