sell short
English Thesaurus
1. underestimate the real value or ability of (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | underestimate, underrate, |
| definition | : | make too low an estimate of (verb.cognition) |
2. 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 (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | sell, |
| definition | : | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession) |
| domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
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