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part with

B1 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words

To give something away or sell it, even though you don't really want to.

Meanings

1 B1 idiomatic neutral

To give away or sell a possession, especially when you are unwilling or reluctant to do so.

"She couldn't bear to part with her grandmother's old jewellery, even though she needed the money."

""He was the last person in the world I would have expected to part with money.""

— Charles Dickens, "The Pickwick Papers" (1837)
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 idiomatic neutral

To hand over a sum of money, often with a sense that one is reluctant or feels it is expensive.

"I wasn't willing to part with £500 for a second-hand laptop."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Almost always used with an implication of reluctance. Frequently used with money ('part with cash/money') or sentimental possessions. More formal than 'give up' in this sense.

Commonly used with

money cash possession collection heirloom secret

Forms

Base
part with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
parts with
he/she/it
Past simple
parted with
yesterday
Past participle
parted with
have + pp
-ing form
parting with
continuous

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