sell-off

American  

[sel-awf, -of] / ˈsɛlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Sometimes selling-off

noun

1. Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling.

2. an act or instance of liquidating assets or subsidiaries, as by divestiture.

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sell off British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to sell (remaining or unprofitable items), esp at low prices

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sell off Idioms  

1. Get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices. For example, The jeweler was eager to sell off the last of the diamond rings. [c. 1700] Also see sell out, def. 1.

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Etymology

Origin of sell-off

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase sell off

Example Sentences

The Greenland crisis, and the tariff risk it’s thrown up, has triggered a sell-off across most asset classes, including a trifecta of declines in U.S. stocks, bonds and its currency.

From MarketWatch

The sell-off in Japanese bonds infected other sovereign paper, with 10-year U.S.

From MarketWatch

“The market reaction to this escalation has been relatively muted compared to the post-Liberation Day sell-off seen last April,” Hargreaves Lansdown head of equity research Derren Nathan said.

From Barron's

Shares slipped 4.2% on Wednesday amid a broad sell-off in technology stocks, a drop that was compounded by a report that Beijing had banned software from a dozen U.S. and Israeli companies including Broadcom.

From Barron's

Quantum peers traded mixed on Wednesday against the backdrop of a broad sell-off in technology stocks.

From Barron's

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