sell off

verb

sold off; selling off; sells off

intransitive verb

: to suffer a drop in prices

Examples of sell off in a Sentence

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The portfolio that looked durable at 65 looks fragile at eighty when markets sell off, inflation rises, and there is still a decade or more of life ahead. Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026 That is huge considering how badly cyber stocks had sold off earlier in the year on what Jim Cramer said all along were unfounded disruption concerns. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 June 2026 No money to keep them up and will probably be sold off. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026 The fixtures, the beautiful chandeliers, ripping the wood out of the floor, selling off anything. Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sell off

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sell off was in 1976

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“Sell off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell%20off. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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