Meanings
nounwash sale (plural wash sales)
plural wash sales
- businessThe sale of a security at a loss, and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or after; used in tax evasion.
Synonyms: bed-and-breakfast deal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sale of a security at a loss, and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or after; used in tax evasion.
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wash sale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sale
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“wash sale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sale. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wash sale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sale.
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