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profit taking
noun
, Stock Exchange.
- the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
profit taking
noun
- selling commodities, securities, etc, at a profit after a rise in market values or before an expected fall in values
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Word History and Origins
Origin of profit taking1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
How can profiteering be discriminated from legitimate profit-taking?
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Truscomb, as he had told her, was a good manager from the profit-taking standpoint.
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