wash sale

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wash sale

The illegal buying of stock by a seller's agents to give the impression of an active market.

wash sale

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) US the illegal stock-exchange practice of buying and selling the same securities at an inflated price through a colluding broker to give the impression that the security has a strong market

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