To give up or get rid of something, especially something you value or are reluctant to lose.
To give something away or sell it, even though you don't really want to.
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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)
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."
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.
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