English - Turkish
Definition of profit-taking in English Turkish dictionary
- (Ticaret) borsada kar etme
English - English
Definition of profit-taking in English English dictionary
- the sale of stocks after they have increased in value
- Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls
- The act of extracting profit, as cash or equivalent, from an investment, often by selling part of it
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.