English Explanatory Dictionary

sell short

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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).
  2. To underestimate the value of something; to understate its value.

Word forms

sell short sells short selling short sold short short sell short-sell short

Synonyms

underprice understate misunderestimate sell short underapproximate underestimate underguess underjudge underrate underreckon undersell

Antonyms

overstate overvalue overapproximate overestimate overhold overrate overreckon overthink

Related words

short position short sale
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