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English verb: sell short | |||
| 1. | sell short (possession) 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 2. | sell short (cognition) underestimate the real value or ability of | ||
| Samples | Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | underestimate, underrate | ||
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