covered shorts

A form of cover shorts — To buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, etc.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cover shorts
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APA

covered shorts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covered%20shorts

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“covered shorts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covered%20shorts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covered shorts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covered%20shorts.

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