: 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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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The sell-off comes as the semiconductor design software vendor posted quarterly results that missed analysts’ expectations, while also lowering its full-year outlook as demand for its design intellectual property fell.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Manufacturing business owners aren’t just selling off machines and real estate.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Rizzo was traded to the New York Yankees as part of a sell-off at the 2021 trade deadline.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The sell-off comes as the semiconductor design software vendor posted quarterly results that missed analysts’ expectations, while also lowering its full-year outlook as demand for its design intellectual property fell.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Biglari sold off much of his stake, beginning in 2020, and now controls less than 5% of Cracker Barrel.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Manufacturing business owners aren’t just selling off machines and real estate.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Sell-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell-off. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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