wash sales

A form of wash sale — The 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wash sale
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APA

wash sales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sales

MLA

“wash sales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sales. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wash sales,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wash%20sales.

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