go short

verb

To have an insufficient amount.

“My parents were very poor, and we often went short of food.”

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Meanings

verbgo short (third-person singular simple present goes short, present participle going short, simple past went short, past participle gone short)

present singular third person goes short · participle present going short · past went short · participle past gone short

  1. UKintransitiveTo have an insufficient amount.

    My parents were very poor, and we often went short of food.

  2. businessTo sell a financial product (such as a share) now, even though one does not presently own it, in the hope of buying it more cheaply for delivery at a later date, so as to profit from a fall in price below the price at which one sold it; cf. go long.
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APA

go short. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20short

MLA

“go short.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20short. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go short,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20short.

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