sell-off

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noun

ˈsel-ˌȯf

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

sell off

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verb

sold off; selling off; sells off

intransitive verb

: to suffer a drop in prices

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Noun

That sell-off, in turn, has caused other borrowing costs, like mortgage rates, to turn back upward despite the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate cuts. —

Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 However, those gains have come with some hurdles, including a summer sell-off as sentiment dampened over the payoff from AI. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

Planes that Spirit does own could be sold off to raise cash during its bankruptcy, but the airline may choose to sell other assets like gates and airport slots instead if its managers feel the planes are more likely to generate income by remaining in service. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2024 Uber sold off its self-driving car division in 2020, years after one of its test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. —

Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sell-off