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selling

[sel-ing] / ˈsɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
the occupation of selling
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Last week brought the biggest overall selling of those positions — known as degrossing — in the past seven months, he said in a note to clients on Sunday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

To raise cash for redemptions, some private credit funds have been selling their loans at discounts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The Kiribati government says it is expanding the country's own tuna processing and canning facilities rather than just selling licences to foreign ships.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

In that spirit, Nissan plans to start selling in China a beefy off-road SUV called the Terrano within two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Lippmann was merely the trader responsible for buying and selling subprime mortgage bonds and, by extension, credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis