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Short Covering

nounid 125703·updated May 18, 2026
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the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale

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Variants

plural
Short Coverings
possessive
Short Covering's
pluralpossessive
Short Coverings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
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