: 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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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
This is the same storyline that helped the market recover Friday afternoon from a sell-off earlier in the session.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 June 2025
Mark Schaffer explained that his grandfather, Alexandre Schaffer, acquired the triptych in 1930-1931 at a time when the Soviet government was selling off its imperial collections to raise funds for its young government, to rid itself of its Imperial past and to suppress religion.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Noun
This prompts the question: if similar challenges were to arise, could the stock undergo a major sell-off and potentially drop to $35 from its current price of $66?
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
This is the same storyline that helped the market recover Friday afternoon from a sell-off earlier in the session.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Verb
Prior to these sales, the estate sold off 10 service centers last month for $14.3 million, including three to another former competitor, Saia.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 June 2025
Mark Schaffer explained that his grandfather, Alexandre Schaffer, acquired the triptych in 1930-1931 at a time when the Soviet government was selling off its imperial collections to raise funds for its young government, to rid itself of its Imperial past and to suppress religion.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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