distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
distress sale — /dɪ stres seɪl/ noun a sale of goods at low prices to pay a company’s debts … Marketing dictionary in english
distress sale — /dɪ stres seɪl/ noun a sale of goods at low prices to pay a company’s debts … Dictionary of banking and finance
distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
distress sale — The selling of assets under adverse conditions, e.g., an investor may have to sell securities to cover a margin call. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
distress — I. noun Etymology: Middle English destresse, from Anglo French destresce, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere Date: 13th century 1. a. seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sale — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, alienation, amortization, amortizement, assignation, assignment, available, bargain and sale, barter, bazaar, bequeathal, buying, cession, closing out sale, conferment, conferral, consignation,… … Moby Thesaurus
distress — dis·tress n [Anglo French destrece, literally, tightness, anguish, deprivation, from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain] 1: seizure and detention of the… … Law dictionary
distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of … Black's law dictionary
Distress Price — When a firm chooses to mark down the price of an item or service instead of discontinuing the product or service altogether. A distress price usually comes about in tough market conditions when the sale of a particular product or service has… … Investment dictionary
