Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

profit taking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
prof-it -tak-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

profit takings (plural) profit-taking (alternative)

Phrases

buy low, sell high

Frequently Paired Words

buy low, sell high

Antonyms

buying the dip

Questions

What does profit taking mean?
The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.

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