sell down
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Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)
- (intransitive, British, business) To become less by being sold.
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.
- (transitive, British, business) To reduce by selling.
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell our stocks down.
Derived terms
[edit]- selldown (noun)
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Shortening of sell down the river
Verb
[edit]sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)
- (idiomatic) To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.