sell-off

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noun

ˈsel-ˌȯf

: a usually sudden sharp decline in security prices accompanied by increased volume of trading

sell off

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verb

sold off; selling off; sells off

intransitive verb

: to suffer a drop in prices

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Noun

In Britain, worries over the country’s borrowing needs contributed to a sharp sell-off in the nation’s government bonds, known as gilts, with the yield on the 10-year note rising 0.24 percentage points, on course for its biggest one-week move in a year. —

Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Denmark’s Moller-Maersk fell 5.8% amid a wider sell-off in shipping stocks after a tentative labor deal was stuck by U.S. dockworkers. —

Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025

Verb

Before Flix bought it, Greyhound’s previous owner sold off many of its downtown terminals to Alden Global; now its passengers wait for rides at gas stations and street corners in cities like Philadelphia and Cincinnati. —

Iain Martin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The company on Friday formally rejected the idea of selling off any piece of its business or turning over more information to rivals. —

Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sell-off