short sale

/ʃɔrt seɪl/
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Other forms: short sales

Definitions of short sale
  1. noun
    sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
    synonyms: short selling
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    type of:
    trading
    buying or selling securities or commodities
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