stop-loss

American  

[stop-laws, -los] / ˈstɒpˌlɔs, -ˌlɒs /

adjective

1. designed or planned to prevent continued loss, as a customer's order to a broker to sell a stock if its price declines to a specific amount.

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stop-loss British  

adjective

1. commerce of or relating to an order to a broker in a commodity or security market to close an open position at a specified price in order to limit any loss

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Etymology

Origin of stop-loss

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Following tactics from YouTube videos, he has been day-trading S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures and sets stop-loss orders for when stocks he buys fall 1% to 2% below what he bought them for.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had always used stop-loss orders — instructions to sell when a stock dropped to a certain price — to prevent disastrous declines.

From New York Times

Tatum, Carolin and Rodriguez have been collaborating, and grappling with the effects of war, since Kimberly Peirce’s 2008 film “Stop-Loss,” in which Tatum co-starred, with Reid producing and Rodriguez serving as a military consultant.

From Los Angeles Times

Tatum and Carolin first met on Kimberly Peirce’s 2008 film “Stop-Loss,” about post-traumatic stress disorder and Iraq War soldiers, and they’ve since returned to other stories of American veterans, executive producing the 2017 HBO documentary “War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend.”

From Seattle Times

You will probably be most remembered for your role in "Cruel Intentions," or for playing a gay teen in "One Life to Live," and turned in strong dramatic performances in films like "Breach" and "Stop-Loss."

From Salon