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sell short

/ sell short /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
underestimate the real value or ability of
"Don''t sell your students short--they are just shy and don''t show off their knowledge"
Type of:
underestimate underrate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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
Type of:
sell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
17
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