: 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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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Concerns about the fiscal situation sparked a market sell-off on Wednesday.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That committee made the determination to sell off Pitney Bowes’ Global Ecommerce segment to liquidator Hilco Global that, relieving Hestia and other activist shareholders like Ancora Holdings from what the firms felt was a burden on the business.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Erosion of confidence in U.S. assets, with a sell-off in U.S. Treasurys, equities and greenback, has fueled the bullishness for emerging markets.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Concerns about the fiscal situation sparked a market sell-off on Wednesday.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Verb
Such scams exploit investor enthusiasm and poor regulation to inflate prices before insiders sell off their holdings.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
That committee made the determination to sell off Pitney Bowes’ Global Ecommerce segment to liquidator Hilco Global that, relieving Hestia and other activist shareholders like Ancora Holdings from what the firms felt was a burden on the business.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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