profit-taking

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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.