sell down

réduire par la vente

Réduire la quantité de ce qu’on possède en en vendant une partie.

En anglais simple : Reduce the amount of something you own by selling part of it.

• We need to sell down our stock.
• He sold down his shares last month.
• The fund is selling down its stake in the company.

Comment l'utiliser : sell down something / sell something down (The investor sold down her holdings in the company.)

Synonymes : reduce holdings

Expressions courantes : sell down holdings, sell something down

diminuer par les ventes

Diminuer en quantité à mesure que les clients achètent les marchandises.

En anglais simple : Become smaller in amount because customers buy the goods.

• Our stock is slowly selling down.
• The remaining cakes sold down over the weekend.
• Wait until these supplies sell down before ordering more.

Synonymes : diminish, decrease

Expressions courantes : stocks sell down, sell down gradually

trahir, vendre

Trahir quelqu’un pour en tirer un avantage personnel.

En anglais simple : Betray someone to get an advantage for yourself.

• He sold his friends down for money.
• She feared her partner would sell her down.
• They sold him down to protect themselves.

Synonymes : betray, sell out

Expressions courantes : sell someone down, sell down someone