売却

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 売却(ばいきゃく) is a noun for selling off an item or asset that one owns.
• Basic usage: It is used as 売却する for selling assets such as employee housing or a house.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Register compared with 売る
  • 売る(うる) covers selling in everyday language. 売却 is relatively formal and emphasizes disposing of an owned asset by sale.
• Sale versus disposal as waste
  • 売却 means selling something off, whereas 廃棄(はいき) means discarding it. The broad English gloss disposal should not obscure the sale involved.