reluctant to sell; withhold from sale
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be reluctant to sell; to withhold goods from sale (in anticipation of higher prices)
Commonly used in business and economic contexts to describe sellers who hold back inventory expecting prices to rise.
Yóu由
yú于
yù预
qī期
fáng房
jià价
shàng上
zhāng涨
，
xǔ许
duō多
fáng房
zhǔ主
xuǎn选
zé择
xī惜
shòu售
。
Due to expectations of rising housing prices, many homeowners choose to hold back from selling.
Nóng农
chǎn产
pǐn品
xī惜
shòu售
xiàn现
xiàng象
dǎo导
zhì致
shì市
chǎng场
gōng供
yīng应
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
The phenomenon of hoarding agricultural products has led to tight market supplies.
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Kāi开
fā发
shāng商
xī惜
shòu售
tǔ土
dì地
，
děng等
dài待
gèng更
hǎo好
de的
shí时
jī机
。
Developers are withholding land from sale, waiting for better timing.