sell-off

sell-off
ˈsell-off noun [countable]
1. British English the sale of an industry that the government owns, to private companies or other people
2. American English the sale of a lot of stocks or shares, which makes the price decrease

sell-offBrE /ˈsel ɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsel ɔːf/ 🔊, /ˈsel ɑːf/ 🔊 noun(BrE) the sale by the government of an industry or a service to individual people or private companies （国有企业的）出售(NAmE, business 商业) the sale of a large number of stocks and shares, after which their value usually falls （证券）抛售