: 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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Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Some level of sell-off of this roster is now also imperative, as the Leafs have multiple pieces that could fetch a late first-round pick or an equivalent prospect by the March 6 trade deadline.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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
This rush also reflected Tesla's rebound from the 2022 sell-off, with shares more than doubling in 2023.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Some level of sell-off of this roster is now also imperative, as the Leafs have multiple pieces that could fetch a late first-round pick or an equivalent prospect by the March 6 trade deadline.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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 1 Feb. 2026.
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