sell stock
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The act of disposing of or selling equity shares that are owned by an investor. Some reasons to sell stock include taking a profit, cutting losses, or accessing cash. When an investor sells stock, any gains on that investment will be taxed by the IRS as either short or long term capital gains, depending on long the investor owned the shares.
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