ALL meanings of sell short
sell short
S s - idioms sell short short for, being a shorter form of; abbreviated to: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”. 1
- idioms sell short short of, less than; inferior to. inadequately supplied with (money, food, etc.). without going to the length of; failing of; excluding: Short of murder, there is nothing he wouldn't have tried to get what he wanted. 1
- noun sell short to disparage or belittle 0
- noun sell short to sell securities or goods without owning them in anticipation of buying them before delivery at a lower price 0
- noun sell short to sell securities, etc. not yet owned 0
- noun sell short to value at less than its worth; underestimate 0
- phrase sell short To sell short is to bet that a stock's price will go down by buying it now for a future price. 0