売り叩く

I

うりたたく【売り叩く】

〔相場を下落させる目的で盛んに売る〕 【相場】 bear; bear the market; make a bear drive; beat down (the market price); drive; undersell; 〔安い値段で家財･商品などを売る〕 sell off at a loss.

●週半ばに急落した商社株が再び売りたたかれた. The trading company shares that fell sharply midweek have been driven down again.

II

うりはたく【売り叩く】

〔安い値段ですべて売る〕 sell off for a pittance [song].

●家具も蔵書も売りはたいて妻の入院費にあてた. He sold off for a song items of furniture and his books and used the money to pay for his wife's hospitalization.