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sell short Definition
(v)
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
(v)
underestimate
the
real
value
or
ability
of
; "
Don
''
t
sell
your
students
short
--
they
are
just
shy
and
don
''
t
show
off
their
knowledge
"
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