profit taking
noun Stock Exchange.
the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
Origin of profit taking
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby profit taking
profit centre,
profit margin,
profit motive,
profit sharing,
profit squeeze,
profit taking,
profit warning,
profit-sharing,
profitable,
profiteer,
profiteering
Example sentences from the Web for profit taking
Truscomb, as he had told her, was a good manager from the profit-taking standpoint.
The Fruit of the Tree |Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for profit taking
profit taking
noun
selling commodities, securities, etc, at a profit after a rise in market values or before an expected fall in values