1Finance Denoting or relating to an order to sell a security or commodity at a specified price in order to limit a loss.
〔财政〕（指以特定价格出售证券或商品）限损的
Example sentencesExamples
If you bought a stock at $22 and are worried about it falling too low, you might place a stop-loss order to sell on it at $20.
Investors who can't monitor positions every second can place a stop-loss order.
The entry order should then be placed 50 pips below at 137.29, while our stop-loss order will be placed 50 pips above at 137.79.
Some people think that stop-loss orders are the cure for their stock market headaches.
One stock trading rule - regardless of your approach - is to use stop-loss orders as protection from downward price movements.
It may be wisest to enter orders that first protect your downside: many wise investors use the stop-loss order, which instructs your broker to buy or sell a stock once it has reached a certain price.
2US Military Denoting or relating to a policy of forcibly retaining members of the armed forces on active duty beyond their original agreed period of enlistment.
〔军〕〈美〉（与）强制超期服役（政策）（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
The lawsuit states that the stop-loss order was invoked after the 2001 terrorist attacks in the climate of an ongoing threat.
Eight American soldiers today launched an extraordinary legal challenge of the Army's controversial stop-loss policy.
Another soldier asked about the so-called stop-loss policy which has allowed the Pentagon to indefinitely extend troops' tours of duty.
But nonetheless, the stop-loss policy is wrong; it runs contrary to the concept of the volunteer military set up in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
But the judge ruled that when you enlist, you agree to be bound by the possibility of stop-loss orders in a national security crisis.
Definition of stop-loss in US English:
stop-loss
adjectiveˈstɑpˌlɔsˈstäpˌlôs
1Finance Denoting or relating to an order to sell a security or commodity at a specified price in order to limit a loss.
〔财政〕（指以特定价格出售证券或商品）限损的
Example sentencesExamples
One stock trading rule - regardless of your approach - is to use stop-loss orders as protection from downward price movements.
If you bought a stock at $22 and are worried about it falling too low, you might place a stop-loss order to sell on it at $20.
It may be wisest to enter orders that first protect your downside: many wise investors use the stop-loss order, which instructs your broker to buy or sell a stock once it has reached a certain price.
Some people think that stop-loss orders are the cure for their stock market headaches.
The entry order should then be placed 50 pips below at 137.29, while our stop-loss order will be placed 50 pips above at 137.79.
Investors who can't monitor positions every second can place a stop-loss order.
2US Military Denoting or relating to a policy of forcibly retaining members of the armed forces on active duty beyond their original agreed period of enlistment.
〔军〕〈美〉（与）强制超期服役（政策）（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
The lawsuit states that the stop-loss order was invoked after the 2001 terrorist attacks in the climate of an ongoing threat.
But nonetheless, the stop-loss policy is wrong; it runs contrary to the concept of the volunteer military set up in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Another soldier asked about the so-called stop-loss policy which has allowed the Pentagon to indefinitely extend troops' tours of duty.
Eight American soldiers today launched an extraordinary legal challenge of the Army's controversial stop-loss policy.
But the judge ruled that when you enlist, you agree to be bound by the possibility of stop-loss orders in a national security crisis.