Meanings
nounpanic selling (countable and uncountable, plural panic sellings)
plural panic sellings
- countableuncountablebusinessWide-scale selling of an investment (such as a company's stock) out of emotion and fear, rather than evaluating the fundamentals, which causes a sharp decline in prices.
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of panic sell
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panic selling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panic%20selling
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“panic selling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panic%20selling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panic selling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panic%20selling.
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