sell short
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sell short
verb sells short · selling short · sold short · short sell · short-sell
- 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). George Soros famously did this in 1992—selling short some ten billion dollars’ worth of sterling. A few years ago, John Paulson wagered hugely against U.S. mortgage bonds and made several billion dollars.
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To underestimate the value of something; to understate its value.
Near-synonym: undersell
Similar: underprice, understate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon, undersell · Opposite: overstate, overvalue, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overthink
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verb finance: to engage in the process of short selling
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