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sell-off Definition

sell·-off (sel′ôf′)

noun

a period of heavy selling as on a stock exchange, resulting in a marked decline in prices

sell off Synonyms

sell off

v.

trade, bargain, get rid of; see sell 1.

sell-off Finance Definition

A term used to describe a dramatic fall in the stock, bond, futures, or other financial market.

sell-off Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • oppose: Talking of broken promises, how about the pre-election rhetoric from Labor re opposing the sell-off of air traffic control.
  • propose: This time The Herald leads on the proposed sell-off of part of the College for a retail development.
  • debate: Nuclear staff to debate planned sell-off 19/10/2005 The sale of British Nuclear Group must meet safety, environmental and accountability criteria Prospect has warned.
  • stop: NI is a tax on income ) Through to the promise to stop the sell-off of school playing fields.
  • plan: YHA plans hostel sell-off to help pay debts Less popular sites may shut as charity seeks financial security Paul Brown Monday.. .
  • spark: Several traders reported assuming that some bad news such as a terrorist attack had sparked the sell-off.

Adjective modifier

  • planned: Nuclear staff to debate planned sell-off 19/10/2005 The sale of British Nuclear Group must meet safety, environmental and accountability criteria Prospect has warned.
  • great: Interestingly, the converse was true in that great sell-off of shares a few years ago.
  • recent: Wednesday 14th June 2006 The recent sell-off in the equity and commodity markets has resulted in the Dollar strengthening across the board.
  • partial: The subsidies had been granted prior to the partial sell-off.
  • massive: Clearly, Blair's cabinet is ideologically driven to carry out this massive sell-off of public assets.
  • big: How do you overlook the fact that he pushed through the biggest corporate sell-off in the UK?

Modifies a noun

  • plan: Confidential documents have been leaked which spell out Labor's sell-off plans.
  • decision: However, Unison has dropped plan for a judicial review of the sell-off decision after being advised the action had little chance of success.

Noun used with modifier

housing: Not only for the various stalls but for one in particular â the " council housing sell-off stall " .

Preposition: in

market: The attack caused a worldwide sell-off in stock markets, from Japan to New York.

Preposition: of

  • housing: The ISR actively campaigns against the sell-off of council housing to profit-hungry RSLs and greedy private landlords.
  • asset: Clearly, Blair's cabinet is ideologically driven to carry out this massive sell-off of public assets.
  • share: Interestingly, the converse was true in that great sell-off of shares a few years ago.
  • part: There are no arguments in favor of the sell-off of a significant part of the air traffic control system.