sell-off

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sel awf, of]
- /sɛl ɔf, ɒf/
- /sel ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sel awf, of]
- /sɛl ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of sell-off word

noun sell-off Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling. 1
noun sell-off an act or instance of liquidating assets or subsidiaries, as by divestiture. 1

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Origin of sell-off

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; noun use of verb phrase sell off

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Parts of speech for Sell-off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sell-off

sell-off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for sell-off

noun sell-off

auction — An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.

Just one Synonym for sell-off