"bed-and-breakfast deal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bed-and-breakfast deals [plural]
Etymology: From the idea that one might stay in a bed and breakfast, since the trades take place on two consecutive days. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bed-and-breakfast deal (plural bed-and-breakfast deals)
  1. (UK, finance) The practice of selling a position on the last trading day of the year to establish a tax loss, and then repurchasing early on the first session of the new trading year, to restore the position. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: bed-and-breakfast transaction, wash sale Related terms: bed-and-breakfasting
    Sense id: en-bed-and-breakfast_deal-en-noun-IVgzDMW4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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