noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   short selling countable, uncountable
2. 2
   short circuit; outage countable, uncountable

   "[…] rotted and cracked, and occasionally the water would seep through to the bare wires and cause shortings and electric fires."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of short form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

shortshort sale

Example

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"Hedge funds, investors and currency speculators are now shorting sterling in volumes not seen, even during the 2008 financial crash."

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