English Explanatory Dictionary

wash sale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sale of a security at a loss, and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or after; used in tax evasion.

Word forms

wash sale wash sales

Synonyms

bed-and-breakfast deal

Related words

wash trade matched order
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