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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sale and repurchase of a security within a short period of time, especially in order to realize a loss that can be deducted from taxable income.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Stock Exchange) A sale made in washing. See
washing , n., 3, above.
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