sell-off of assets

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• sell-off — ˈsell off noun [countable] FINANCE 1. a situation in which many investors sell their bonds, shares etc, often very quickly: • In an otherwise calm market, there were steep sell offs in shares. 2. when a business, company etc is sold to another… …   Financial and business terms

• sell-off — sell offs also selloff N COUNT: usu with supp The sell off of something, for example an industry owned by the state or a company s shares, is the selling of it. The privatisation of the electricity industry the biggest sell off of them all...… …   English dictionary

• sell-off — sell′ off or sell′ing off′ n. 1) ecn bus a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling 2) bus an act or instance of liquidating assets or subsidiaries • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• sell off — verb get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices The store sold off the surplus merchandise • Derivationally related forms: ↑selloff • Hypernyms: ↑sell • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sell off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sell off : present tense I/you/we/they sell off he/she/it sells off present participle selling off past tense sold off past participle sold off to sell something quickly and for a low price, usually because… …   English dictionary

• sell-off — /sel awf , of /, n. 1. Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling. 2. an act or instance of liquidating assets or subsidiaries, as by divestiture. Also, selling off. [1935 40; n. use of v …   Universalium

• sell-off — noun a sale of assets carried out in order to dispose of them rather than as normal trade. ↘chiefly N. Amer. a sale of shares, bonds, or commodities, especially one that causes a fall in price …   English new terms dictionary

• sell — ▪ I. sell sell 1 [sel] verb sold PTandPP [səʊld ǁ soʊld] 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to give someone property, assets, goods, services etc in return for money: • Chrysler plans to raise c …   Financial and business terms

• sell — sell1 [ sel ] (past tense and past participle sold [ sould ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to exchange something for money: They ve already sold over two million copies of their record. sell something at a profit/loss (=for more/less money than you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sell sth off — UK US sell sth off Phrasal Verb with sell({{}}/sel/ verb (sold, sold) ► FINANCE to sell all or part of a business or industry, often at a low price: »He resisted all attempts to sell the public broadcast channel off to the private sector. ►… …   Financial and business terms

• sell — [c]/sɛl / (say sel) verb (sold, selling) –verb (t) 1. to give up or make over for a consideration; dispose of to a purchaser for a price. 2. to deal in; keep for sale. 3. to act as a dealer in or seller of: he sells insurance. 4. to facilitate or …