sell-off

 

noun

  • a sale of assets, typically at a low price, carried out in order to dispose of them: a programme of sell-offs and acquisitions enabled the group to boost profits by more than 50 per cent [mass noun]: the sell-off of assets of the former National Bus Company groups
  • chiefly North American a sale of shares, bonds, or commodities, especially one that causes a fall in price: the stock market was shaken earlier this week by sell-offs in defence issues