selldown

See also: sell down

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Etymology

Deverbal from 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.

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