selldown

See also: sell down

English

Etymology

Deverbal from sell down.

Alternative forms

• sell-down

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Noun

selldown (plural selldowns)

1. (Australia, economics) The selling of sufficient shares to significantly reduce their price
   • 2009 August 24, “Market takes a big leap forward”, in Herald Sun‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2009:

     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.

Related terms

• sell-off
• sellout

 

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• Welldons