: 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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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Worse, the company faces twin headwinds in the form of a bearish crypto market and an impending rule change that will likely trigger a mass sell-off of its stock.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
Chloe Taylor,greg Kennedy, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that investors are selling off individual stocks of companies that seem to be overextended.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Morgan Stanley believes that shares of Doximity look attractive after a recent sell-off.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Worse, the company faces twin headwinds in the form of a bearish crypto market and an impending rule change that will likely trigger a mass sell-off of its stock.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Roman Pilipey | Afp | Getty Images Some of Europe’s biggest military contractors urged investors not to cash out of the sector on Tuesday, as stocks sold off on hopes of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
—Chloe Taylor,greg Kennedy, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that investors are selling off individual stocks of companies that seem to be overextended.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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