sell short

Verb

Meaning

underestimate the real value or ability of

sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

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Synonyms

minify reduce minimize diminish lessen underestimate disparage depreciate belittle deprecate resell downgrade understate lowball undervalue

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Antonyms

dramatize elaborate amplify exaggerate inflate overestimate

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Hypernyms

sell underestimate underrate

Related terms

short sale short position

Examples

Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities. George Papandreou

Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge Source: Internet

After Player Piano, Vonnegut continued to sell short stories to various magazines. Source: Internet

One core trade in the LTCM strategies was to purchase the old benchmark - now a 29.75-year bond, and which no longer had a significant premium - and to sell short the newly issued benchmark 30-year, which traded at a premium. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sell overseas sell past the close sell salt to a slug sell side sell snow to Eskimos sell someone a bill of goods