Meanings
nounshort selling (uncountable)
- uncountablebusinessThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of short sell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
Similar
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan venda en descobert
- venda en descobertThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Finnish lyhyeksimyynti, ylimyynti
- lyhyeksimyyntiThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
- ylimyyntiThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
French vente à découvert
- vente à découvertThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
German Leerverkauf
- LeerverkaufThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Hungarian shortolás, rövidre eladás
- shortolásThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
- rövidre eladásThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Indonesian jual kosong
- jual kosongThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Irish díol folamh
- díol folamhThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Italian vendita allo scoperto
- vendita allo scopertoThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Norwegian Bokmål shortsalg, shorting
- shortsalgThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
- shortingThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
- shorthandelThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Polish krótka sprzedaż
- krótka sprzedażThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Spanish venta corta
- venta cortaThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Swedish blankning
- blankningThe practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess
Cite this entry
APA
short selling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20selling
MLA
“short selling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20selling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short selling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20selling.
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