sell down
See also: selldown
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sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)
- (intransitive, British, business) To become less by being sold.
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.
- (transitive, British, business) To reduce by selling.
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or
- Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell our stocks down.
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- selldown (noun)
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Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of sell down the river
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sell down (third-person singular simple present sells down, present participle selling down, simple past and past participle sold down)
- (idiomatic) To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.