Meanings
nounsell-off (plural sell-offs)
plural sell-offs · alternative selloff
- The large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).
Origin
Deverbal from sell off.
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sell-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell-off
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sell-off,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell-off.
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