part out
To take apart a car or machine and sell all the pieces one by one.
Meanings
To dismantle a vehicle or machine and sell each component individually rather than as a whole unit.
"The car was too damaged to repair, so he decided to part it out on an online marketplace."
(computing/business, informal) To break a larger system, codebase, or organisation into separate components and sell or distribute them independently.
"After the acquisition fell through, they decided to part out the company's assets to different buyers."
Primarily used in North American English in the context of cars, motorcycles, and machinery. Common in automotive classifieds and forums. 'I'm parting out my old pickup' is a typical usage.
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