"profit taking" meaning in All languages combined

See profit taking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: profit takings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} profit taking (countable and uncountable, plural profit takings)
  1. The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-profit_taking-en-noun-AUxsnmNz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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