: 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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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This turns into a game of chicken, as other traders intent on cashing out know there's likely to be a sell-off at a key price.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
However, his official stance assumes a 235,000 nonfarm payrolls increase, a figure that implies stocks are likely to sell off Friday.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Even amid the stock’s sell-off, Deka Investments’ Speich suggested the company was worth more than its market value.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This turns into a game of chicken, as other traders intent on cashing out know there's likely to be a sell-off at a key price.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
We’re supposed to find out by tomorrow if a federal appeals court will uphold the law requiring Bytedance to sell off its stake.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
However, his official stance assumes a 235,000 nonfarm payrolls increase, a figure that implies stocks are likely to sell off Friday.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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