: 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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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Indian investors joined the sell-off on Friday, with the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex indexes both falling more than 1%.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
But, curiously, US Treasury yields have risen in recent days as investors have largely sold off bonds.
—John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Trump’s tariffs were worse than feared, triggering a global stock-market sell-off this week.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Indian investors joined the sell-off on Friday, with the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex indexes both falling more than 1%.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
With the trade war between the U.S. and China intensifying, stocks and bonds sold off aggressively again in morning trade.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
But, curiously, US Treasury yields have risen in recent days as investors have largely sold off bonds.
—John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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