sell short en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).
George Soros famously did this in 1992—selling short some ten billion dollars’ worth of sterling. A few years ago, John Paulson wagered hugely against U.S. mortgage bonds and made several billion dollars.
2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:
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(reflexive, sometimes, transitive) To underestimate the value of something; to understate its value.
Near-synonym: undersell
You're selling it short by not mentioning its bonus features.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| short-sell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| short | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sells short | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| selling short | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| short sell | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sold short | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sold short | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
overestimate · overhold · overstate · overstate · overapproximate · overreckon · overthink · overrate · overvalue
Relateds
Synonyms
undersell · underprice · underestimate · underguess · underapproximate · underjudge · understate · underreckon · underrate · understate · sell short · misunderestimate
Translations (4)
fi shortata (finance: to engage in the process of short selling) · de leerverkaufen (finance: to engage in the process of short selling) · sv blanka (finance: to engage in the process of short selling) · fi myydä lyhyeksi (finance: to engage in the process of short selling)