SELL SHORT
\sˈɛl ʃˈɔːt], \sˈɛl ʃˈɔːt], \s_ˈɛ_l ʃ_ˈɔː_t]\
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sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
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underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
By Princeton University
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sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit
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underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].