profit taking

noun

, Stock Exchange.

1. the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.

profit taking

noun

1. selling commodities, securities, etc, at a profit after a rise in market values or before an expected fall in values

Word History and Origins

Origin of profit taking¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

How can profiteering be discriminated from legitimate profit-taking?

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Truscomb, as he had told her, was a good manager from the profit-taking standpoint.

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