: 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
Examples of sell-off in a Sentence
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Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin has roared back from a massive sell-off during the scandal.
—Sallee Ann Harrison, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, city officials and others are scrambling to prevent a sell-off and shutdown.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
Hong Kong mirrored the sell-off in the Mainland’s afternoon sell-off.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Those concerns sparked a sell-off last week, leading all three major indexes to break a five-week streak of gains.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Some analysts had predicted a sell-off after the Nvidia announcement, a reaction to just how high its share price has risen.
—Don Clark, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
But the ruling Communist Party may have chosen him as a way of signaling its resolve to protect smaller investors who have taken a drubbing in the recent sell-offs.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
News of the bill has spooked investors, leading to a large-scale sell-off of shares in various biotech companies after an analyst call organized by BofA Global Research.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 5 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth’s board chair who also runs his own investment firm, apparently sold off a bunch of company stock before its Justice Department inquiry became public, John Tozzi and Anders Melin of Bloomberg report.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 15 Apr. 2024
On Thursday morning, Kaval attended a meeting with a development group looking to buy the A’s share of the Coliseum complex, which the team still plans to sell off.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Along with these difficulties, GE decided to downsize and sell off some of its assets to concentrate on its three main areas: aviation, power, and renewable energy.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Lindell told the Minnesota Reformer his company hasn’t needed the warehouse since MyPillow sold off its retail equipment last year.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By December, Hertz started selling off 20,000 electric vehicles, or about a third of its EV fleet.
—Erik Schatzker, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Iger has smartly resisted bringing in strategic partners with questionable value-add or selling off ESPN on the cheap.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the past, Peltz has suggested selling off assets, which could include ESPN or the ABC television network.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
The sell-off signals that McMahon is unwinding his financial ties to TKO, amid his ongoing legal woes.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin has roared back from a massive sell-off during the scandal.
—Sallee Ann Harrison, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, city officials and others are scrambling to prevent a sell-off and shutdown.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
Hong Kong mirrored the sell-off in the Mainland’s afternoon sell-off.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Those concerns sparked a sell-off last week, leading all three major indexes to break a five-week streak of gains.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Some analysts had predicted a sell-off after the Nvidia announcement, a reaction to just how high its share price has risen.
—Don Clark, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
But the ruling Communist Party may have chosen him as a way of signaling its resolve to protect smaller investors who have taken a drubbing in the recent sell-offs.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
News of the bill has spooked investors, leading to a large-scale sell-off of shares in various biotech companies after an analyst call organized by BofA Global Research.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 5 Feb. 2024
Verb
In 2022, Seritage shareholders approved a dissolution plan that includes selling off all assets.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth’s board chair who also runs his own investment firm, apparently sold off a bunch of company stock before its Justice Department inquiry became public, John Tozzi and Anders Melin of Bloomberg report.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 15 Apr. 2024
On Thursday morning, Kaval attended a meeting with a development group looking to buy the A’s share of the Coliseum complex, which the team still plans to sell off.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Along with these difficulties, GE decided to downsize and sell off some of its assets to concentrate on its three main areas: aviation, power, and renewable energy.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Lindell told the Minnesota Reformer his company hasn’t needed the warehouse since MyPillow sold off its retail equipment last year.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By December, Hertz started selling off 20,000 electric vehicles, or about a third of its EV fleet.
—Erik Schatzker, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Iger has smartly resisted bringing in strategic partners with questionable value-add or selling off ESPN on the cheap.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the past, Peltz has suggested selling off assets, which could include ESPN or the ABC television network.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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