: 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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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The sell-off marks a massive fall from grace for the shoe company, which began as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) fashion brand before opening brick-and-mortar locations.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
In its final throes, the company sold off its intellectual property and other assets for a measly $39 million mere weeks ago, leaving its once lofty $4 billion market cap five years ago long behind.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Palo Alto Networks , CrowdStrike — The two cybersecurity stocks bounced back on Friday after a major sell-off on Thursday after faith in a partnership between these companies and AI giant Anthropic around its new Claude Mythos model faded.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The sell-off marks a massive fall from grace for the shoe company, which began as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) fashion brand before opening brick-and-mortar locations.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
This one was done by McCartney and Watt over in England, on a four-track machine that the star rescued from Abbey Road, buying it at a time when Thorn Electrical had taken over the studio and was cavalierly selling off the classic equipment and instruments, to his great chagrin.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
In its final throes, the company sold off its intellectual property and other assets for a measly $39 million mere weeks ago, leaving its once lofty $4 billion market cap five years ago long behind.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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