unwind

Definitions


[ʌnˈwʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- undo or be undone after winding or being wound
(e.g: Ella unwound the long woollen scarf from her neck)

- relax after a period of work or tension
(e.g: the Grand Hotel is a superb place to unwind)

- sell shares or otherwise close (a trading position), especially in a situation where doing so requires multiple transactions
(e.g: the hedge funds were forced to unwind their short positions)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries