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Short Selling

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: short sale
plural: Short Sellings
possessive: Short Selling's
pluralpossessive: Short Sellings'

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