"selldown" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-selldown.ogg [Australia] Forms: selldowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from sell down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|sell down}} Deverbal from sell down Head templates: {{en-noun}} selldown (plural selldowns)
  1. (Australia, economics) The selling of sufficient shares to significantly reduce their price Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Economics Related terms: sell-off, sellout

Inflected forms

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