: 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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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Debate and discourse have dominated headlines as to what specifically caused the recent dramatic sell-off in cryptoassets, but a few facts remain true.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
But the agreement didn’t stop them from being turned into offices, rented out as residences, or sold off as homes, which certainly would have made sense as townhouse prices in the surrounding neighborhoods started to surpass $5 million.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Sentiment around the banks in Friday’s session also improved following Thursday’s sell-off.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Debate and discourse have dominated headlines as to what specifically caused the recent dramatic sell-off in cryptoassets, but a few facts remain true.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Palantir, other hyper growth AI-buildout names, as well as the Nasdaq sold off quite sharply in August on concerns of extended valuations.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
But the agreement didn’t stop them from being turned into offices, rented out as residences, or sold off as homes, which certainly would have made sense as townhouse prices in the surrounding neighborhoods started to surpass $5 million.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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