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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
short selling n
  1. the practice of selling commodities, securities, currencies, etc that one does not have in the expectation that falling prices will enable one to buy them in at a profit before they have to be delivered
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
short′ sell′er, [Finance.]
  1. Businessa person, as a speculator, who sells short.
short′ sell′ing. 

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