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sell off

[sel-awf, -of] / ˈsɛlˌɔf, -ˌɒf /


NOUN
auction
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Stocks already under pressure sell off even further, while other companies’ stocks are sold just for those tax-loss strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The firms downsize staff and sell off parts of the purchased company to create dividends, all while charging the purchased corporation management fees for their trouble.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Rich Greenfield, a longtime media analyst, called the deal a “slam dunk win” for Paramount because it didn’t require the company to sell off any assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The U.S. bond market continued to sell off with the U.S. 10-year yield nearing 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The only way to raise money was to sell off the two things of value they owned—land or enslaved workers, their most valuable “property.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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