: 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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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
But does this sell-off actually signal a wider trend?
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
The state has also been selling off company assets to inject cash directly into the factories that are still running.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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Noun
Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts.
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Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
But does this sell-off actually signal a wider trend?
—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Verb
In separate statements this week, representatives for both Eversource and UI said the companies have no plans to sell off portions of their service territories in Connecticut.
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John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
The state has also been selling off company assets to inject cash directly into the factories that are still running.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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