: 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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Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
The surge marked the end of the sell-off that began in late February over uncertainty regarding the president's trade policy.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Yun Li, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Bosco agreed in theory to a receiver limited to helping sell off the business.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The sell-off marks a massive fall from grace for the shoe company, which began as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) fashion brand before opening brick-and-mortar locations.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
The surge marked the end of the sell-off that began in late February over uncertainty regarding the president's trade policy.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Stocks including former leaders Micron Technology and Sandisk started selling off at the end of last week, but losses accelerated this week after Google unveiled a new compression technique , dubbed TurboQuant, that could cut memory requirements for AI large language models sixfold.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Bosco agreed in theory to a receiver limited to helping sell off the business.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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