sell-off

1 of 2

noun

ˈsel-ˌȯf 

: a usually sudden sharp decline in security prices accompanied by increased volume of trading

sell off

2 of 2

verb

sold off; selling off; sells off

intransitive verb

: to suffer a drop in prices

Examples of sell-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

China National Radio reported late Tuesday that nearly 70% of Zhipu’s cornerstone investors are committed to stay on, despite previous worries that the lock-up period expiration could trigger a sell-off. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The memory sell-off was bolstered by a revenue miss by Samsung this week on sky-high expectations and comments from Amazon that the company wouldn't be issuing any more debt this year. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Verb

That rotation was quite evident in our portfolio across Wednesday and Thursday, with the likes of AI winner Corning selling off hard and once-unloved Johnson & Johnson finishing the week at a record close. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Meanwhile, the Oakland Acquisition Company is seeking to ease the costs of buying and redeveloping the site by selling off the arena — which remains a profitable concert venue — to a private entertainment company for at least $100 million. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1976, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sell-off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff