Shorting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 short selling countable, uncountable
- 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 present participle and gerund of short form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Hedge funds, investors and currency speculators are now shorting sterling in volumes not seen, even during the 2008 financial crash."