sell short (English, verb)
expansion: sell short (third-person singular simple present sells short, present participle selling short, simple past and past participle sold short)
Senses:
topics: business
finance
glosses: To engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).
tags: transitive
glosses: To underestimate the value of something; to understate its value.
tags: reflexive
sometimes
transitive
Forms:
form: sells short
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: selling short
tags: participle
present
form: sold short
tags: participle
past
form: sold short
tags: past
form: short sell
tags: alternative
form: short-sell
tags: alternative
form: short
tags: alternative