Meanings
nounselldown (plural selldowns)
plural selldowns · alternative sell-down
- AustraliaeconomicsThe selling of sufficient shares to significantly reduce their price.
Telstra Corporation was down 11 cents, or 3.17 per cent, at $3.36 continuing Friday's drop that followed a selldown by the Future Fund, the nation's sovereign wealth fund.
2009 August 24, “Market takes a big leap forward”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2009
Origin
Deverbal from sell down.
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selldown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selldown
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