Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell-off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
sel-l--off
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).

Etymology

Deverbal from sell off.

Inflected Forms

sell-offs (plural) selloff (alternative)

Phrases

buy the dip profit taking

Frequently Paired Words

selldown sellout buyout buy the dip profit taking deacquisition disinvestment divestment

Questions

What does sell-off mean?
The large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).
Where does sell-off come from?
Deverbal from sell off.

How to pronounce sell-off

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