单词 | sell-off |
释义 | sell-off[ sel-awf, -of ] / ˈsɛlˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sell-off ON THESAURUS.COM nounStock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling. an act or instance of liquidating assets or subsidiaries, as by divestiture. Sometimes sell·ing-off . Origin of sell-offFirst recorded in 1935–40; noun use of verb phrase sell off Words nearby sell-offselling-plater, selling point, selling race, selling short, sell like hot cakes, sell-off, sell oneself, Sellotape, sellout, sell short, sell someone on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sell-off
British Dictionary definitions for sell-offsell off verb(tr, adverb) to sell (remaining or unprofitable items), esp at low prices Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sell-offsell off Get rid of by selling, often at reduced prices. For example, The jeweler was eager to sell off the last of the diamond rings. [c. 1700] Also see sell out, def. 1. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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