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sell off

[sel-awf, -of] / ˈsɛlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


NOUN
auction
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And to reinforce the point that selling of some of 2025’s winners does not mean investors have given up on AI-linked stock plays, McElligott notes option market action during Wednesday’s equity sell-off.

From MarketWatch

Asian markets sank Thursday after another sell-off on Wall Street as worries over the tech sector's colossal spending on artificial intelligence continued to dog investor sentiment.

From Barron's

But this isn’t a gig by the 78-year-old rock star, at least not exactly: His instrument glinting under the stage lights, Walsh is showing a crowd of reporters one of the more than 400 guitars he plans to part with in a sell-off organized by Julien’s Auctions.

From Los Angeles Times

They see the sell-off as a buying opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Wheatley-Ward, the theatre company's founder and director, said he believed a sell-off would be "sad".

From BBC