: 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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Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
However, the crypto market struggled at the end of the year as recent sell-offs spooked some investors.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Only twice in the last 10 years has the S&P 500 failed to meet that bar, assuming this year ends without another sell-off.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
However, the crypto market struggled at the end of the year as recent sell-offs spooked some investors.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
Following the death of company principal James Crockarell in January 2024, Madison put most of its downtown portfolio up for sale, though that hasn’t prevented many of its buildings from falling into foreclosure and being sold off by major lenders.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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