sell
Definition 1
To transfer ownership of a security or other asset in exchange for money or value.
Definition 2
An order with a broker to sell a security or commodity; here also called sell order.
Definition 3
A recommendation by an analyst or advisor that a given security should be sold. opposite of buy.
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property, auction, ask, commerce, dealer, transaction, back-end load, short, market, merchant, signal, trader
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