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Sell down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To become less by being sold. British, intransitive

    "Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down."

  2. 2
    To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain. idiomatic
  3. 3
    To reduce by selling. British, transitive

    "Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sell + down.

Etymology 2

Shortening of sell down the river

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