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profit taking

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

Examples

  • The stock market was down today amid profit taking, the share holders wanted to get some of the increase in stock price as cash while they could.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: buying the dip

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