: 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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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Wall Street largely chalked up the sell-off to profit-taking and broader concerns about the health of the AI trade.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
This past fall, Black Button Distilling in upstate New York closed its taproom and started selling off furniture to try to make some cash, according to a report from WXXI.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Zalewski is expecting a major condo sell-off and plummeting prices, and not just in the beleaguered older buildings that have been hit with soaring fees following recent condo laws.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Wall Street largely chalked up the sell-off to profit-taking and broader concerns about the health of the AI trade.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Verb
If Cidara hadn’t been able to orchestrate a buyback from Big Pharma, sell off its first flagship drug, implement a major consolidation of its stock — and execute each of these deals in one 24-hour period— the universal flu shot may have never gotten off the ground.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
This past fall, Black Button Distilling in upstate New York closed its taproom and started selling off furniture to try to make some cash, according to a report from WXXI.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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