: a usually sudden sharp decline in security prices accompanied by increased volume of trading
sold off; selling off; sells off
: to suffer a drop in prices
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Monday's decline—which eclipsed the late-January sell-off—was linked to his remarks about a potential recession in America's near future.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
View this post on Instagram In the US, a movement called Tesla Takedown spread online with calls to sell off Tesla stock in order to diminish Musk's wealth and thus his political influence.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The firm pointed out in a Monday note that quality stocks typically rebound 2% to 3% in the three months after a market sell-off.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Monday's decline—which eclipsed the late-January sell-off—was linked to his remarks about a potential recession in America's near future.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
Attesting to the commercial viability of this business model, a similar arm at McLaren was sold off from the automaker’s portfolio to a private- investing firm.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
View this post on Instagram In the US, a movement called Tesla Takedown spread online with calls to sell off Tesla stock in order to diminish Musk's wealth and thus his political influence.
—Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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