: 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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Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
However, those gains have come with some hurdles, including a summer sell-off as sentiment dampened over the payoff from AI.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Since then Christie’s sold off Sly Stallone’s GMC, which seems to have angered Patek CEO Thierry Stern.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
That sell-off, in turn, has caused other borrowing costs, like mortgage rates, to turn back upward despite the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate cuts.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
However, those gains have come with some hurdles, including a summer sell-off as sentiment dampened over the payoff from AI.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Investors sold off bonds, causing the 10-year Treasury note yield to rise 17 basis points.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Since then Christie’s sold off Sly Stallone’s GMC, which seems to have angered Patek CEO Thierry Stern.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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