: 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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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Shares have advanced more than 17% this week as the broader market tries to recover from a steep sell-off for much of April.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Chris D'angelo, Vox, 2 May 2025
Many soccer clubs talk about the importance of their academies, only to sell off their newest asset at the earliest opportunity.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Investors started with a steep Monday sell-off after Trump’s attacks on Powell.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Shares have advanced more than 17% this week as the broader market tries to recover from a steep sell-off for much of April.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
The first Trump administration continued to weaken safeguards for 35 million acres of federal lands — more than any other administration in history — and offered up millions more for oil and gas development, but stopped short of trying sell off or transfer large areas of the public domain.
—Chris D'angelo, Vox, 2 May 2025
Many soccer clubs talk about the importance of their academies, only to sell off their newest asset at the earliest opportunity.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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