: 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
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The latter is something that Brown-Forman has singled out as affecting its financial picture, and the company has laid off people and sold off one of its cooperages over the past couple of years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 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
Less than a year removed from selling off just about everything that wasn’t nailed down at the trade deadline, the Twins have proven to be surprisingly competent through the early going.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The latter is something that Brown-Forman has singled out as affecting its financial picture, and the company has laid off people and sold off one of its cooperages over the past couple of years.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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