profit-taking 
noun [mass noun]
The sale of securities that have risen in price: there was active profit-taking among retail stocks a bout of profit-taking...
- With the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq both enjoying healthy gains, even the troubled internet sector saw some profit-taking as technology stocks rose throughout Friday.
- Analysts said stop-loss selling that had aggravated the recent sell-off in blue-chip stocks was continuing, while profit-taking put a brake on recent gainers such as Sharp Corp.
- ‘A mix of profit-taking, seasonal timing and the proposed legislation to combat stamp duty saving schemes coming into force on July 23 is likely to have contributed to more deals,’ the report states.
- note-shaver
- note-shaving
- notes inégales
- note-spinning
- note verbale
- noteworthiness
- noteworthy
- not exactly
- not for all the tea in China
- not for a minute
- not for a (or one) moment
- not forgetting ——
- not for lack (or want) of trying
- not for love or money
- not for nothing
- not-for-profit
- not gate
- not give a bugger
- not give a shit
- not give a stuff
- not give a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn)
- not give (or care) a damn
- not give (or care) a fig
- not give (or care) a monkey's
- not give (or care) a rat's ass