short sale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt seyl]
- /ʃɔrt seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt seyl]
- /ʃɔrt seɪl/

Definitions of short sale words

noun short sale an act or instance of selling short. 1
noun short sale a sale of securities or commodities which the seller does not yet have but expects to cover later at a lower price 0

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Origin of short sale

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Short sale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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short sale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

short sale usage trend in Literature

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