| 单词 | fire sale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire sale fire sale n. originally U.S. (a) a sale of goods (sometimes slightly damaged) remaining after the destruction of commercial premises by fire; (b) a sale of goods or assets at a very low price (originally ostensibly after a fire), esp. when the seller is facing bankruptcy. ΚΠ 1830 Morning Chron. 21 Sept. The claimant..made 700l. by a lot which he had purchased at a fire sale. 1879 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 16 May 5 Great excitement at the fire sale... Plenty of bargains left. 1919 F. P. Adams in N.Y. Tribune 14 June 10/4 They [sc. Broadway people] are also noted for their credulity. They believe unshakably in smoke, fire, and removal sales. 1935 Economist 13 July 66/2 Mr Bennet's assurance to the Canadian House of Commons..that his Government had no intention to dump stocks at ‘fire-sale’ prices failed to calm the world's wheat markets. 1988 Daily Tel. 27 June 19 The Baring family was left to conduct a fire-sale of its houses and pictures, and to resume control of a shrunken..business. 2012 N. N. Taleb Antifragile v. xviii. 280 The Parisian bank Societé Générale rushed to sell..close to seventy billion dollars' worth of stocks, a very large amount for any single ‘fire sale’. < as lemmas |
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