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selldown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Deverbal from sell down.

Meanings

  1. (Australia) The selling of sufficient shares to significantly reduce their price.
    • Telstra Corporation was down 11 cents, or 3.17 per cent, at $3.36 continuing Friday's drop that followed a selldown by the Future Fund, the nation's sovereign wealth fund. 2009 August 24, “Market takes a big leap forward”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2009:

Forms

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selldowns Number=Plur lexicographic
sell-down alternative lexicographic

Relateds

sellout · sell-off