unwindun·wind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp unwound /-ˈwaʊnd/)FINANCE1unwind a long position to sell bonds, shares etc because you think their price will fallInvestors decided to unwind their money-losing long-term bond positions, using proceeds to buy short-term securities.
2unwind a short position to obtain the bonds, shares etc that you borrowed to sell, and deliver themWhen the market rose instead of falling, these speculators rushed to unwind their short positions.
—unwinding noun [uncountableU]the unwinding of some long, or overbought, dollar positions