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Short Sale

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller, who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price

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unclassified

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
short selling
plural
Short Sales
possessive
Short Sale's
pluralpossessive
Short Sales'